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California Dreamin'

Name: California Dreamin'
Rating: 3.0

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

Routes in Lamont Pinnacles

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	Waiting to Exhale T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	If 60's were 90's T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	California Dreamin' T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	'V' T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Sugar Pine Dome Unfinished Climb! T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Edge of Sanity, The T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Bigger than Life T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	True Grit T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A1
	Digitally Remastered T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b

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Type:	Trad, Alpine, 700 ft (212 m), 5 pitches, Grade III
FA:	E.C. Joe, Jim Wright
Page Views:	274 total · 9/month
Shared By:	ec joe on Nov 12, 2022
Admins:	Cory B, Matthew Fienup, Muscrat, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

Just north of the formation that has an obvious "V" feature is a long, beautiful, seemingly featureless and rounded arete. This is "California Dreamin' " III 5.8x ***. There are no bolts on this face climb (no bolts boulevard) and the route goes up the middle of the arete and ends up in a crack system just right of the arete. Bring stoppers and a few cams. A belay in the crack above was named the 911 belay because it requires a 'bomb proof' #9 and #11 stopper to anchor...