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Power Point

Name: Power Point
Rating: 4.0

5.11+ YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 24 ZA E4 6a British PG13

Routes in 5. Higher Cathedral Rock

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	Blind Man's Bluff T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Blinded by the Light T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Book of Job T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Braille Book T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crucifix, The T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Generation Gap T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2+
	Last Crusade, The T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Mary's Tears T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Northeast Buttress T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Perfect Vision T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a R
	Power Point T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13
	Remain in Light T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Renaissance Wall T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3
	Sequel, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Sight Reader T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sound and Vision T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2+
	Syllable, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13

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Type:	Trad, 750 ft (227 m), 5 pitches, Grade III
FA:	FFA Werner Braun, Scott Cosgrove
Page Views:	960 total · 26/month
Shared By:	Gena Wood on Nov 4, 2021
Admins:	Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes Page Updates (admin only)

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Climb the NEB up to pitch 4 and split off to the right to start the route.

P1 go up a dirty and kinda loose chimney, 5.9. Take that up to the large vegetated ledge. From here you will be below the 5.11 OW corner.

P2. This OW protects well with a couple hand size pieces, double 4s one 5 and one 6. The crux of the pitch has a bolt. The anchor is one good bolt and a 3” or 4” piece.

P3 is the crux, starting with steep splitter hand cracks. Then you get up to a bolt (bomber) and the second bolt (old but OK) and get into the business. Very steep, very safe. Do some big moves to get around the arete. Climb up a crack and build an anchor.

P4 (psychological crux) start up the steep splitter until the crack ends. Place some bomber gear ( black totem and small nuts) and use the positive face holds to the right and then traverse left on BIG holds (5.10-). Come around the corner and you merge into the crucifix. Climb the ear 11d (save a .2 and a #1!) and build an anchor, we stopped where there is a triangle pod. Anchor takes finger size pieces and a #3.

P5, climb chimney and cracks (5.10 fingers) to the top. Great burly route.