Ascent Notes for: Banana - 5.6 popular Average Rating : 3.17/5

loose rock and notibly harder than a 5.6

My hands were frozen!

Guidebook marks Banana as a 5.4 classic. Be prepared for 5.7 on loose rock. Banana is a single pitch on a right facing flake. Can be lead with cams or just a set of BD stoppers.
Caution. Most of the upper half of the flake is loose. I avoided placing active gear here. Placed a few stoppers below and above it.
Second part of the pitch past first large tree has small Lykens covering it. Take small BD stoppers. One old piton is available.
This half of the pitch is probably 5.8. Rappel from here or traverse and take Gun Sight to South Peak in one additional pitch.

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I climbed this with a friend as my first multi-pitch climb. We linked this with Gunsight to South Peak.

Unremarkable, with some loose rock.

short, sweet, fun.
No rap anchors on tree; check out Debbie (5.7?), 20 feet right along ledge, that goes to rap anchors at gunsight notch.

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Guidebook says 5.7ish I think. Two large loose blocks midway up.

Stout 5.6 with a big loose block near the top.