Cheapskate (East Face Of Universal Wall)
5.10- YDS 6a French 18 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 18 ZA E1 5a British X
Avg: 2 from 3 votes
Type: | Trad, 400 ft (121 m), 4 pitches |
FA: | Tom Beck |
Page Views: | 148 total · 8/month |
Shared By: | Joey Latina on May 23, 2023 · Updates |
Admins: | Luke EF, Justin Johnsen |
Description
A good route on mostly solid route with a handful of runouts. Most of the runouts are on quite moderate terrain but if you’re a 5.10 leader I would probably avoid this climb. Anyways here’s the route:
P1: Start on the far right of the ledge to the right of Landscapes of the heart, climb up a low angle scrambly corner to its top where a high first bolt comes into view at 50’, continue up the low angle terrain to another bolt, and then a ledge with an anchor. 100’ (2-3b’s) 5.8 R
P2: Step left off the belay to a weakness in the bulge, carefully pull over the bulge to clip the first bolt, continue up the airy face above following a few more bolts to an anchor. 100’ (5b’s) 5.9+ R
P3: Step up to a small bulge clipping a bolt, from here runout about 40 feet to a bolt located on the arete above, and continue following a few more bolts past a final short headwall to an anchor. 110’ (5b’s) 5.10- R/X
P4: continue up the low angle features to a large ledge with a bolt, extend this, and continue a ways up to the next bolt which, from here head up and trend slightly right for 40 feet or so to another bolt (don’t blow this as a fall would likely result in hitting the large ledge below) continue up clipping one more bolt to an anchor in the choss. 125’ (4b’s) 5.9+/5.10- X
From here most parties are encouraged to rappel the route with an 80m rope. If you are feeling a little bold/adventurous get stoked for the crux (not advised)
P5: 5.11a R/X 130’ Head up the obvious well bolted line above passing 5 bolts and a slabby crux. From here trend up and right through a couple bushes to a ledge, step right and traverse a chossy terrace clipping a small tree on the way, continue up the chossy corner, to the massive terrace above, pick your poison and decide the safest place to build your anchor. I personally used a clump of 3 bushes which worked well, but perhaps bring some small cams and build an anchor in a limestone horizontal. Belay you’re partner up and scramble onto the big terrace. Walk left and Rappel “Landscapes Of The Heart” with an 80m rope
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