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Combustion Cycle

Name: Combustion Cycle
Rating: 3.4

5.11 YDS 6c+ French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E4 5c British

Routes in T-Wall West

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	Sinji T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Mass Transit T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Schrödinger Equation, The T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Step Right Up T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Walking Spanish T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	Big Orange Country T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Sundance T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Little Steps T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Starting Point T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Harvest Time T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Little Green Men T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Pocket Pussy T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Explosivo! T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Protect And Serve T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Heat Vision T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Step Into My Dream T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Voodoo That You Do T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Benevolence T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R
	Unknown L of Wild Pink T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Wild Pink Direct T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Wild Pink T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Hands of Stone S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Heaven's Gate T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Only on Earth T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	A Turn of the Page S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Open Boat Whalers T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Dumpster Proof S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Burn S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Message, The S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Keelhauled S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Fists of Fury T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Ribbon Cracks T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Quick an' Dirty T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Stand And Deliver T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Balls to the Wall T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Rockgasm S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Grace S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Stinger Arete, The S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Dark Star, The S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Stone Hinge S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Birth Simulator, The T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Whistlin' in the Boneyard T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Out On A Whim T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Queen Bitch T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Homeland Insecurity T 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Belly Of The Beast T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Hell or High Water T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Midget Cage, The T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Two bums are better than none T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1+
	In Sight of Power T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Superwave T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Steep Eye for the Slab Guy T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13
	Run with the Horseman T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Pump Failure T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Moon of the Crow T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Tribal Babysitter T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	William "The Frig" Perry T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	A Nice Place to Come T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Greener Pastures T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Killer Diller (aka Silver Spurs) T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Sole Searcher T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	One Slip T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Path of the Misfits T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Wood Spirit, The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Can't Touch This T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Hammer Time T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Riff, The T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Class Action T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Donkey Show, The T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Tweedledee T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Great Unchoppable, The T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Elephus Maximus T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	Air Raid T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Talon T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Wrectum Wrecker T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Circus Circus T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Path of the Mystics T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Where Lizards Go to Die T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	First Dance T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Heavy Petting Zoo T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Combustion Cycle T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Violence Is Golden T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Magnum Bro T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13
	Magnum Crow T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
	Circling Buzzards T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13
	Open Casket T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Psycho Path S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Tamper Proof T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Crankenstein T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Blood Meridian T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	T-Rex S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c

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Type:	Trad, 90 ft (27 m)
FA:	Rob Robinson, Forrest Gardner 11/85
Page Views:	236 total · 13/month
Shared By:	Andrew Richardson on Nov 9, 2023
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Description

As with many climbs in this area of T-Wall, some slightly friable rock shields an excellent sequence of quality steep climbing.

Start up some low angle, moderate terrain on okay rock. As the moves get a bit trickier, the rock quality improves! Keep angling up and right to the roof/corner feature that makes up the crux of the route. It's likely 10- at worst to get to the shallow alcove rest prior to the crux. Once there, load some gear in the horizontal, rest up, then fire through an awesome sequence with some combination of heel hooks, kneebars, and maybe even a hidden jug or two. There's big air potential here, but the fall is clean!

Once over the roof and established in the corner, plug a thank-you-Jesus cam, and continue up the shallow crack for maybe 20 feet. When your weight is finally back on your feet in a decent stance, look closely for the bolted anchors, which camouflage into the face before you.