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Jay's Arete

Name: Jay's Arete
Rating: 2.4

5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British

Routes in Second Grotto Wall

L › R R › L A › Z

	Back Scratcher Start T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	Brockanator T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Cristal Negro T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Hot Tamale T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Jay's Arete T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Lower Plaque Nose T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Might as Well Jump S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Necronomicom Direct T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	On Ramp, The T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Plaque Right T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Stone Age T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Zebra, The S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a

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Type:	Trad, 130 ft (39 m), 2 pitches
FA:	Jay Lefkowitz, Amos Whiting, Josh Gross
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Shared By:	Josh Gross on Aug 31, 2022
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Description

Jay's Arete climbs a spectacular hanging arete.

P1: 4 bolts, 5.8. This pitch bear hugs an aesthetic and steep arete finishing with a tufa-like pinch rail. It is super fun with unique movement.

P2: 1 bolt, small to medium gear, 5.7. Leave the belay traversing up and left to gain a splitter finger crack. Bust further left towards the airy arete, then move straight up, and finish out the right center crack to a spacious ledge with a 2 bolt belay.

P3: micro to a #2 Camalot, 5.9. Join Plaque Right On , 5.9. Head left on big ledge and gingerly up a broken corner to a big ledge below "Plaque Right On ," 5.9, which is the right crack on the clean plaque of rock! Bust fun stems and jams up this soon to be loved old Perkins classic. Belay off of medium cams.

P4: small to #2 Camalot, 5.9. Join Plaque Right, 5.9 ****. This is one of Indy Pass' best pitches!

Location

Jay's Arete is located 60 feet right of "The On Ramp, 5.6". It is just below a rock step / pinch on your way to the upper or far right section of the Second Grotto.