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Pony Express - 5.9

Average Rating = 2.50/5 Average Rating : 2.50 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 1
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (7)
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2 bolts, optional gear, bolted rap anchors
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 2.00/5
  Rock Quality 3.00/5
  Scenery 3.50/5
  Fun Factor 3.00/5

Description:

Fun face moves protected by 2 bolts, topping out to mid-ledge with bush via right slanting flaring crack, then easier terrain to top. On far right side of the wall that's first encountered on the way in from trail.

Descent Options:

Rap.

Submitted by: baja_java on 2005-12-18
Last Modified: 2006-11-27
Views: 741
Route ID: 11275

7 Ascents Recorded

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: dowww on 2012-12-20 (View Climbing Log)

1 out of 5 stars Pony Express

This route is soft by Jtree standards. Climb up the well featured face pass two bolts to a right slanting crack. Follow it up to a fixed station half way up the wall. This route is not sustained nor interesting and thus does not deserve a star in my opinion although granted one in Miramontes book. I did take it all the way to the top of the formation hitting a corner up and left that never gets climbed much....that offered a decent short bit of climbing. With Stacy.

Added: 2013-01-05

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Rock Quality
  Fun Factor
Second Second ascent by: alexoverhere on 2012-12-24 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars good climb but a bit heads-up

The bolts are a bit old.. I don't know how standard the hardware is for j-tree, but combined with the thinness of some of the flakes, I thought the route was a bit heads-up.

Added: 2012-12-26

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: snoopy138 on 2011-01-02 (View Climbing Log)

2 out of 5 stars not even close

to being 5.9. 5.6? 5.7?

Added: 2011-01-04

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Onsight Onsight ascent by: sammmy on 2008-11-09 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars ...

I recommend clipping the anchor, and continuing, topping out on the right crack. Fun, no harder, no easier. Build anchor on top w/larger gear.

Added: 2008-11-09

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating G
Onsight Onsight ascent by: lithiummetalman on 2007-12-28 (View Climbing Log)

2 out of 5 stars Up

mellow

Added: 2008-01-01

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