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PreviousTraveler Buttress - 5.9 popular
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wide variety. A #4 Camalot will protect the offwidth.
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Description:
Pitch one starts on Tombstone ledge to the right of the corner. Climb a serrated flake (5.7) to a harder (5.8)lieback at the top. You'll finish this pitch on Main Ledge. Pitch two is a 5.9 offwidth. It's a good challenge and you can protect it with a #4 camalot placed deep in the crack. Keep it together b/c above and slightly to the left of the ow you get to a sweet hand crack, that is worth the work in the offwidth. Pitch 3 climb up and left to a fixed pin. Clip it and turn the arete. There's some exposure. Head left and around a corner to a belay of two pins that can be backed up with a .5 and .75 camalot. The last two pitches are Lover's classic. It's big dike hiking the whole way. It's like 4th class to easy 5th with a little run out, but it's almost as easy as climbing a ladder. Have fun
Submitted by: jv on 2003-10-08
Views: 779
Route ID: 18241
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| Difficulty | 5.9 |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Great route--can be crowded
Added: 2009-06-25
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wonderful!
i actually found p1 to be the crux, not the ow!? who knows, though. fun climbing abounds. don't eat fist jams with cams and have a great ride! p3 is a blast.
Added: 2008-11-01
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| Safety Rating | G |
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Added: 2008-07-07
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| Difficulty | 5.9 |
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swapped leads, luckily partner got the crux--I avoided the offwidth seconding by powering up the 10b face instead. I did lead the lieback on the first pitch--bit of excitement, bring a BD #3 and 4. The third pitch is less hard (if you like exposure) and really fun.
Added: 2008-06-22
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Fine route
Expect spicy pro for the first half of P1. Great climbing throughout, but expect grades that are stiffer than Yosemite.
Added: 2008-06-16
