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Autumn Fire - 5.10b
Average Rating : 3.85 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 23
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (24)
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Glenn Thomas & Rick Thompson, 1985
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Trad. Bring a couple 4-inch pieces, one for down low and one for up high.
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Description:
Fun dihedral/crack route to the left of Exoduster. Climb the corner to a good ledge, then take the obvious huge lieback flake to the top. Top out or traverse right to shuts on Eat My Dust.
Submitted by: j_ung on 2006-10-11
Views: 1777
Route ID: 11584
24 Ascents Recorded
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| Ratings | |
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| Difficulty | 5.10b |
| Safety Rating | G |
Red Point ascent by:
autumn fire
tried this a couple years back, nice to get back on it and do it with relative ease. bottom 1/2 is certainly the crux. you can sow it up with 3 #2s, 3 #3s, and 1 #4
Added: 2015-06-01
| Ratings | |
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| Difficulty | 5.10b |
| Safety Rating | G |
Second ascent by:
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Very grunty down low.
Added: 2011-05-18
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| Difficulty | |
| Safety Rating | G |
Onsight ascent by:
sweet
nice hands and fists down low to an almost as nice layback up high
Added: 2010-07-19
| Ratings | |
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| Difficulty | 5.10b |
| Safety Rating | G |
| Exposure |  |
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fun
bottom is tough and then its all over, ran out the end, bring a couple of big cams for finish
Added: 2009-11-23
| Ratings | |
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| Difficulty | 5.9 |
| Safety Rating | G |
| Exposure |  |
| Rock Quality |  |
| Scenery |  |
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Hang Dog ascent by:
ran out of gear
Excellent hand and fist crack.
Flashed crux, then backed off when I realized the second half took almost only #3 Black Diamond-sized gear for the last 30'.
Probably a handful of #3 Black Diamond cams or equivalent hexes would get you through. if you're solid at the grade you may feel comfortable trying to fiddle in other sizes- that's what a much stronger climber in my party had done right before I got on the climb.
Its a 5.9 if you have large hands and can handjam / sidepull the lower half. If you have small hands and have to fistjam and climb straight-on it may get the 5.10b rating some people give it.
Flashed crux, then backed off when I realized the second half took almost only #3 Black Diamond-sized gear for the last 30'.
Probably a handful of #3 Black Diamond cams or equivalent hexes would get you through. if you're solid at the grade you may feel comfortable trying to fiddle in other sizes- that's what a much stronger climber in my party had done right before I got on the climb.
Its a 5.9 if you have large hands and can handjam / sidepull the lower half. If you have small hands and have to fistjam and climb straight-on it may get the 5.10b rating some people give it.
Added: 2009-09-08
