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Big Ben - 5.7

Average Rating = 3.25/5 Average Rating : 3.25 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 1
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Sm-Lg mixed pro
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.7
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 3.25/5
  Rock Quality 2.50/5
  Scenery 3.75/5
  Fun Factor 3.50/5

Description:

Two pitch climb up very featured wall. First pitch is great featured and exposed crack to nice belay ledge. Second pitch continues up widening crack to top belay in notch. Great pro placements for fun beginning trad. 200' Rap down from top of Charles Two/ Anne.

Submitted by: fritzski on 2006-05-22
Views: 1735
Route ID: 37587

Ascent Note:

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.7
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Second Second ascent by: KLYMERGURL on 2008-11-02 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars Interesting Adventure

Good trad placements. First pitch is pretty classic with TONS of face features as well as crack work. We traversed from ramp to begin with over to crack and then headed up. Nice belay ledge with Acacia and shiny solid bolt. Second pitch was very laidback until halfway up when it changes to offwidth crack. We decided to go left there and traverse over and up. Don't know what we ended up on but the pro was good and the climbing was okay with lots of exposure towards the end (lots of loose stuff!). Rappell is over Charles II (not Henry VIII like the QCC Book says it is on the map) and is a TWO ROPE RAPPEL. There is a bolt more than halfway down but it's lonely with nothing else to sling easily.

Added: 2008-11-03