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Nov 6, 2024
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Good route, nice climbing/movement. The start protects well with a black Totem. 5.9 seems just right. 70 to…
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Jul 8, 2024
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Very enjoyable ridge traverse. Would agree the 4th tower is probably the crux/trickiest. Went down a differ…
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Apr 14, 2024
Joshua Tree NP
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A red ball nut with a sling on it, placed at the bottom of the thin crack at the transition felt alright. Y…
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Apr 14, 2024
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A really good climb, steep face to slab to mantle. Well protected.
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Apr 14, 2024
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Really really enjoyed this route, and IMO stands up to the other classics on the wall. It protects well wit…
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Apr 14, 2024
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Thought this was pretty fun. BD #3-#4 cams for anchor.
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Mar 10, 2024
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Approach via Lucky Lady works good. Short and straight forward (topo photo on Houser Gully page.) A good c…
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Feb 19, 2024
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Fun and varied climbing. Me and my partner both got hissed at from within the crack, about halfway up.
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Feb 19, 2024
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Kind of fun little middle section, if you're already out here. Easy slab to jugs with good feet to easy chi…
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Feb 17, 2024
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Decent climb on ok rock. To get off we scrambled up and over the formation to the next canyon, then back a…
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Jan 28, 2024
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Great route! Didn’t use anything larger than a blue Totem (BD .3 range) after the horizontal (red #1).
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Aug 11, 2023
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If ending with Unicorn Peak it's pretty straight forward to head down the class 2 slope to Elizabeth Lake a…
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Jul 9, 2023
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Good route. We took a variation to the standard (wasn’t the intention) and cut left after 500’ or so, into…
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Dec 19, 2021
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This climb has nice movement but a lot of choss. 10a with the C0 move at bottom.
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Sep 20, 2021
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Cool Route. BD#5 & #4 came in handy.
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Feb 13, 2021
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Decent route, short though. Liked it better than Flies on the Wound to the right. A set of nuts and some sm…
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Feb 13, 2021
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A good, clean slab route and worth doing when in the area. There was a two bolt anchor on top of the route…
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Jan 17, 2021
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Well worth doing the third pitch as mentioned in the best of guide.
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Jan 10, 2021
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Short but fun. Good one to practice hand jamming.
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Dec 22, 2020
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Which problem is this?
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Nov 1, 2020
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My favorite in this area. Protects well with small to medium gear - nothing larger than 1” needed. Solid l…
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Oct 24, 2020
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As mentioned above a good climb to bring your friend to do their first trad lead. Easy climbing and easy pr…
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Oct 24, 2020
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Pulling the short hand crack over the bulge (right variation) was a nice way to go. Enjoyable route.
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Aug 12, 2020
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Taking the line in the photo (right side of the ridge as you descend) is pretty chill. Mostly 3rd and 2nd c…
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Aug 3, 2020
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This picture is actually just above the large tower that's on the North Arete heading up to the West Horn,…
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Jul 13, 2020
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You can descend the West Ridge route or the ridge that is to your right as you ascend the couloir. The rout…
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Feb 10, 2020
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Large cams (BD #4 & #5) can be used on both the first and second pitch.
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Oct 26, 2019
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Not bad, worth doing if you're already there. It is a bit hollow sounding in spots though. There's a nice o…
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Sep 5, 2019
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This route is great - fun, clean, exposed and at an easy grade. It's definitely worth climbing back down th…
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