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Sunblessed - 5.10b popular
Average Rating : 4.60 out of 5
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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (12)
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Description:
Start at the bolted dyke at the North end of the Solarium. Pitch 1: climb bolted dyke to above a bulge, then head right to a tree below the most beautiful crack in the world (5.10a). Pitch 2: Self explanatory from pitch 1 (5.10a) Pitch 3: Up and right, then back left to the base of a corner (5.6) Pitch 4: Up the corner to the top (5.10b) Scramble to the top of the Chief from here. An alternative 4th pitch goes up the arete to the right of the corner at 10c. An alternative finish from the top of the 2nd pitch follows the last pitch of Mere Mortals keeping the whole climb at 10a.
Submitted by: peas on 2003-07-14
Views: 2918
Route ID: 38068
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| Difficulty | 5.10b |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Onsight ascent by:
Sweet route (except third pitch)
Great route - well worth the hike. I followed the third pitch via the 10b flaring crack. It sucked - also had a pack on (don't remember why).
Added: 2010-06-02
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| Difficulty | 5.10b |
| Safety Rating | PG13 |
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Superb
First two pitches are fun but for the third one it is better to do the 10b that goes to the left, 10b flaring crack is awful.
Added: 2009-06-07
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| Difficulty | 5.10b |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Hang Dog ascent by:
great view
i was way too hungover to be doing this climb so i hung all over it, worth the hike for the view. found the crack to be tough, thin hands for me.
Added: 2008-08-11
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| Difficulty | 5.10b |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Beautiful Crack
One wishes it were longer...but worth the hike, if only for the scenery.
Added: 2007-10-30
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| Difficulty | 5.10b |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Red Point ascent by:
Sunblessed
With Karl Manzer. I got pitches 1 and 3. The low bolt on p1 was chopped, so the start was extra exciting. This is the first time I've done pitch 3 and it was a lot easier than it looked, but Karl thought otherwise.
Added: 2007-04-30
