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Islands of Stability

Name: Islands of Stability
Rating: 2.5

5.12- YDS 7a+ French 25 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British R

Routes in The Snort Wall

L › R R › L A › Z

	[Redacted] T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Blow Before Throws S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Butthole Bonanza T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	El Machete T,S 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Forget Jaws T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Grain Gargling S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Historical Fiction T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Islands of Stability T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
	Limb Saw T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13
	Sand Snorkeling S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b

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Type:	Trad, 110 ft (33 m)
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Description

Fun and exciting face climbing up an arete on the right side of the Snort Wall, left of a dirty chimney.

The chimney can be climbed at 5.6 to set up a TR.

Start up low angled terrain with gear in shallow horizontals to the first bolt. Engage thin 20 foot runout to a good stance and gear. Interesting moves past a thread to the stance at the second bolt. The climbing to this point is around 10-.

A subtle right to left crux with dismal feet get you through to the last bolt and a final move to finish it off.

Location

On the far right side of the Snort Wall, on the way to the Coke Wall, you'll come to a big chimney. Stop there and look up the low-angle arete on the left side of the chimney. Don't be fooled by the angle, it's harder than it looks. There should be a couple of lonely bolts up there if you look hard enough.