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Ascent Notes for: Center Face - 5.6 Average Rating : 5.00/5
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Difficulty | 5.6 |
Safety Rating | G |
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Onsight ascent by: mgoodro on 2008-07-23
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I love this wall
You can't ask for much more in the 5.5-5.6 range than what this climb delivers. Pitches 1, 2, and 5 are excellent, solid climbing. Getting nearly 1000' off the valley floor is invigorating. The vigorous approach keeps a lot of people away, I've yet to see another group here. I was braced for 3 long pitches of poor (R) protection, so I was very surprised (and a little disappointed) to see that the runout sections have all been bolted. Having enjoyed the shiny new hardware on Jam Crack I wasn't surprised that the belay stations were bolted, but I was surprised to find the route broken into 5 pitches. Pitches 1-2 and 4-5 can be combined, pitch 3 is too long to combine using a 60m rope (I had to build an anchor 10 feet shy of the third station). I led on two ropes and seconded two climbers. Rope drag was only noticeable when combining pitches.
Added: 2008-07-24