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Goat Trail - 5.6

Average Rating : 4.00 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 8
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (3)

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First Ascent:

Type of Climb:

Rock (Trad)

Safety Rating:

Pitches:

Protection:

Trad

Length (ft):

300

Consensus Ratings
Difficulty	5.5
Safety Rating	G
Exposure
Rock Quality
Scenery
Fun Factor

Description:

P1: Starts at large low-angle crack at the base of the slab and goes to the right end of a ledge 80 ft up. Climb up a crack system (crux) to get onto easy slab and go up to the rap links hanging from static line above a nice ledge beneath large overhanging boulders. 5.6+, 50m
P2 5.4-6 continues up and right, exiting out to the left to the top. 35m, 5.4-6 **** OR **** exit via a route of the "Overlook Buttress".

Descent Options:

Climb down along ledges on the right (when looking down) and do a 20ft rap from a pine tree down a passage between boulders to reach the rap rings on static line. 50m when rapping straight down the fall line from these rings.

Submitted by: cvilleguide on 2005-09-20
Last Modified: 2010-05-14
Views: 1903
Route ID: 69892

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