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Routes in Lonavla
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Duke's Nose Classic route S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Skyhook T 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a R |
| Type: | Trad, 350 ft (106 m), 5 pitches |
| GPS: | 18.75682, 73.39716 |
| FA: | Ranjit Shinde, Indranil Khurangale, Rohan Desai through GiriPremi |
| Page Views: | 1,478 total · 15/month |
| Shared By: | Prem Khilari on Nov 30, 2017 |
| Admins: | Gokul G, Sandeep Bhagyawant, Gunkswest |
Description
All the crux moves on the route are protected by bolts.
The first pitch starts with a traverse and then goes straight up. About 5.12a/b. The distance between the last and second to last bolt on the 1st pitch is around 20 ft. And the crack in which one can place a #0.75 BD cam is close to the last bolt. So if one takes a whipper from there, will come down 30ft.
The second pitch has long runouts and is around 5.10b/c.
3rd pitch has the same story as the 2nd - runout 5.10.
4th pitch includes a hard bouldery V6 move.
5th pitch has an open book and goes around 5.11b.
The runouts on certain sections of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th pitches are about 10-15 feet.
Location
The route is on a Pinnacle named Duke's Nose near Kuruvande village in Lonavla. Kuruvande is 8 km from Lonavla. The approach from Kuruvande is a 30min hike. The route starts from just beside the start of the traditional route on Duke's Nose.
Protection
The route is optimally bolted. BD cams in the range #0.5 to #3 can be used throughout. Also, the belay ledges each have two bolts. No need to rappel, one can top-out and hike down to where one started.
1st pitch has 5-6 bolts, 1 gear placement before the last bolt.
2nd has 3 bolts and opportunity for 2 gear placements.
3rd pitch 4-5 bolts with lots of opportunities for gear placements.
4th pitch 3 bolts.
5th pitch 4 bolts.
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