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Piton Traverse - 5.5
Average Rating : 3.00 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 1
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (1)
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Al Baxter, John Hood, Bud Gates
Rock (Trad)
G
2
Small to medium gear supplemented with fixed pitons.
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Description:
Start on Monolith - Original Route, instead of anchoring to the 3 bolt mid pitch belay continue to the three bolts around the corner and belay here (5.8). Continue right and up following a crack past fixed pitons (5.5).
Submitted by: rockwizard on 2008-03-26
Views: 667
Route ID: 92374
1 Ascent Recorded
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| Difficulty | 5.5 |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Onsight ascent by:
Mossy
An enjoyable and less traveled route to summit the monolith. Since the pitons are so close together and protect the route well the traverse does not require any gear. I will leave it up to you if you want to trust rusty 60 year old pitons.
Added: 2008-03-08
