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Ascent Notes for: Purblind Pillar - 5.8 Average Rating = 3.38/5 Average Rating : 3.38/5

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  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: satch on 2014-11-22 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Magnificant route ...

basically sustained 5.7 with a couple short sections of 5.8. The 2nd bolt on the 3rd pitch is hard to see. Climb straight up from the 1st bolt about 15 ft, then move right on good edges - you'll see it. This allows you to link pitches 2 & 3. We took a #5 Camelot - takes some of the risk out of the wide pitches.

Added: 2014-11-23

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating PG13
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: floridaputz on 2013-04-09 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Beautiful climb

Nice climb with a great variety. Chimney, crack and face up the center of the wall

Added: 2013-04-09

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Onsight Onsight ascent by: justroberto on 2011-09-30 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars -

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Added: 2012-04-17

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating R
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: backclipped on 2010-10-26 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars First real multi-pitch with the fiance

Purblind is every bit as good as its neighbors to the left. Surely not a sustained 5.8, but there is enough run-out terrain to keep you engaged. I'd beef up your rack from the Handren guidebook recommends. A single rack of cams to four is a bit skimpy.

Added: 2010-11-06

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: dowww on 2008-09-24 (View Climbing Log)

2 out of 5 stars Pureblind Pillar

With Patrick from SP, our first climb together. I led the three 5.8 pitches including the 5.8-9 variation as described here. I was not impressed with this new route really. Did not find the climbing sustained and of course the rock was quite suspect. Not sure I consider this a worthy route to have developed. The first 5.8 pitch involves a traverse on white rock, little bit of a scary move to reach the bolt. The 2nd 5.8 pitch utilizes chicken heads to reach another bolt. Obviously these are not tried and tested as much as the ones at Lotta Balls, but the climbing is pretty easy. That last pitch variation looked a lot more attractive than the 5.6 finish. But in the end, was not as sustained as it looked. Mostly just an easy, kind of dirty 5.8 crack. Hard to protect the lower section crack with any viable piece, so you might call this pitch a tad run out I suppose.

Added: 2008-09-25

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Onsight Onsight ascent by: rocket_scientist on 2007-11-18 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars -

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Added: 2008-05-20

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Onsight Onsight ascent by: srj on 2007-11-20 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Purblind Pillar

Fun Route

Added: 2008-01-17

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating R
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: vegastradguy on 2007-03-21 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars good route

a good route, although its quite run-out and the rock is still a bit sandy (will clean up in time...) as an added note- the 2nd pitch of this route was my 1000th pitch climbed (of course i did lead it....otherwise it wouldnt count!)....cool, huh?

Added: 2007-03-21

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