Routes : North America : United States : California : Yosemite National Park : Yosemite Valley : Ribbon Falls Ampitheater : Silent Line
Silent Line - 5.13a

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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (3)
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Cams .3" to 4".
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Description:
The free variation to Gold Wall. Takes a wild and exposed direct line strait up the Ribbon Falls with everything from face climbing, flairing cracks, many long splitter hand cracks, a bit of offwidth and a wild unique roof. Pitch 1 is either A1 or 5.13RDescent Options:
Rap the route at any time. Two 60m ropes needed. If you're rapping, you can dump your aid gear at the top of pitch 1.
Submitted by: salamanizer on 2008-06-08
Last Modified: 2009-03-09
Views: 1097
Route ID: 94169
3 Ascents Recorded
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Safety Rating | G |
Silent Line
Splitter hand cracks are a dime a dozen, but that roof pitch is one of a kind.
Fantastic route, it's got a little bit of everything - fingers, hands, OW, chimney, bolt ladder, clean aid, face traverse, tunnel through, tree climbing, good friction, bad friction...
The only constant is the exposure.
Edit: why is there no option for "Aid" under Ascent Style? I guess I'll go with "Hang Dog".
Fantastic route, it's got a little bit of everything - fingers, hands, OW, chimney, bolt ladder, clean aid, face traverse, tunnel through, tree climbing, good friction, bad friction...
The only constant is the exposure.
Edit: why is there no option for "Aid" under Ascent Style? I guess I'll go with "Hang Dog".
Added: 2011-02-04
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Difficulty | 5.11b A1 |
Safety Rating | G |
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fantastic burly line
Aided the first pitch, and the first few feet of the second. We had a double set of cams to 3 and singles 4 and 5. I used 5 a fair bit. I found all the pitches great, but the hand cracks high, and the cave through the roof was best. Lots of flares.
Added: 2010-05-04
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Difficulty | 5.10c A1 |
Safety Rating | G |
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Fun
A bit harder than I thought. Pulled through the bolt ladder and did a bit of aid low on the second pitch as well. Thought the first three pitches were absolute crap but the rest was really good. The wild roof is one of a kind and rivals the splitter hand cracks.
Added: 2008-06-08