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Blast from the Past - 5.10c

Average Rating = 4.00/5 Average Rating : 4.00 out of 5
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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (1)
Tom Isaac, LB
Rock (Trad)
PG13
5
double set tcu to #4 camalot +nuts.
400
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty (Not Rated)
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure (Not Rated)
  Rock Quality (Not Rated)
  Scenery (Not Rated)
  Fun Factor (Not Rated)

Description:

starts on corner of SW face of Christianity Spire. P1: awesome face to hand to fist crack in a R facing corner- 160ft. P2 5.8 chimney. P3 short traverse from top of chimney to R. P4 traverse right and up diagonal choss-fest- poor pro. P5 traverse R and up to East Face summit ledge.

Descent Options:

rap twice on the Beckey route to the South East -25M then 60M, or just rap from the top of P1.

Submitted by: markguycan on 2008-12-31
Views: 103
Route ID: 97523

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Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Red Point Red Point ascent by: andrewG on 2009-01-02 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Ascent note

Stellar first pitch was very strenuous, glad I wasn't leading it. Subsequent pitches had a fair amount of bad rock, especially the last two pitches. However, from the topo in "a cheap way to die" I think we may have been off route for the last two pitches.

Added: 2009-01-10