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Highway 97*** - 5.12c
Average Rating : 4.00 out of 5
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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (1)
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Rock (Sport)
PG13
3
Bolts
250
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Description:
Classic thin face for three pitches (11b, 11d, 12c). Some of the nubbins are suspect, so be careful. The bolts can be spacey at times, so pull gently! The third pitch is amazing; 130 feet of balancing on micro-edges and pocket pulling. The crux is up high in some reachy pockets, but the mental crux is in runout 5.11 moves down lower. Oh yeah; this route hardly ever gets done, so don't expect to see much chalk.Descent Options:
Top out on crumbly choss and walk off. There is a midway anchor on the last pitch, but you'll have to leave gear, as they aren't rap anchors. Bring an 80 m rope if you want to lower back to the belay on the last pitch.
Submitted by: david_smithrock on 2006-12-02
Last Modified: 2007-01-06
Views: 1265
Route ID: 81616
1 Ascent Recorded
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| Difficulty | 5.12c |
| Safety Rating | PG13 |
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Onsight ascent by:
Highway 97
With Mike S. Mike led pitches 1 and 3, I led pitch 2. No-falls team ascent! Most likely the first onsight of the crux pitch. Amazing climb; really sustained and heady.
Added: 2006-12-02
