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PreviousEast Buttress Middle Cathedral - 5.10c popular
Average Rating : 4.71 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 1
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Warren Harding, Jack Davis, Bob Swift, 1954 FFA: Frank Sacherer, Ed Leeper, 1965
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1 set nuts, 2 each cams .5-3.5
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Description:
11 Pitches. One pitch of 5.10c or 5.9 A0. The rest is all 5.8 and below with a few tricky cruxes. An all day adventure so bring proper supplies. Garden tools might be useful on the last pitch. Descending via the Kat Walk at night completes the experience. Don't use the last rap (poor bolts on a very small boulder). Its unnecessary and easily downclimbed through the tunnel.
Submitted by: hollyclimber on 2006-07-13
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Route ID: 24420
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| Difficulty | 5.10b |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Onsight ascent by:
7th Yosemite route
+ Pierre
Added: 2014-12-03
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| Difficulty | 5.9 A0 |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Indeed a classic
Amazing route. Climbed with a 70m. We used the rappel route (exiting after p11) and were down in no time. It is a sweet route. Started from car at 6am; back at car at 3:30pm.
P1-P2 Lead - Linked; roof was a little spicy
P3-P4 Follow - Linked; P3 was one of my favorites; loved the finger corner.
P5-P6 Lead - Aided the bolt ladder; traverse left was a little spicy after the last bolt. roof went clean; topo misleadme to traverse hard right (sketchy) and did not find the piton; went for the alternate bolted belay.
P7-P8 - follow, Stucked behind slow party had to wait to continue.
P9 - lead; still stuck behind slow party. belay at a tree. easy pitch.
p9-p11 follow; easy pitch. Splitter was really nice; last portion was unexpectedly fun.
use rap route on the left and came down in about 2 hours.
P1-P2 Lead - Linked; roof was a little spicy
P3-P4 Follow - Linked; P3 was one of my favorites; loved the finger corner.
P5-P6 Lead - Aided the bolt ladder; traverse left was a little spicy after the last bolt. roof went clean; topo misleadme to traverse hard right (sketchy) and did not find the piton; went for the alternate bolted belay.
P7-P8 - follow, Stucked behind slow party had to wait to continue.
P9 - lead; still stuck behind slow party. belay at a tree. easy pitch.
p9-p11 follow; easy pitch. Splitter was really nice; last portion was unexpectedly fun.
use rap route on the left and came down in about 2 hours.
Added: 2014-05-19
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| Difficulty | 5.10c |
| Safety Rating | G |
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East buttress middle cathedral
Killer climb. About 4 1/2 hours. Epic
Added: 2013-06-01
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| Safety Rating | PG13 |
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super!
can see why it was so damn crowded.
Added: 2012-12-05
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awesome
did the 50 crowded variation and simuled the three ps after that
Added: 2012-11-01
