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Royal Arches - 5.7 A0 popular
Average Rating : 4.47 out of 5
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Description:
15 pitches or so, if you belay them all. Start in a chimney. This is the hardest climbing on the route (physically) head to the top of the buttress (3 pitches), then get on the main wall above. Follow cracks a few pitches to the 1st traverse. It can be freed at 5.9, or tension traverse it. go left one full rope, then up and thru the overhangs. move left, then up again. follow pretty much straight up till the big pine tree. Go left and up 2 more pitches. traverse off the slab. climb thru the jungle up and left to the rim. I think I would rather drop BOMBER rap's than stumble down a gulley, so instead of going into jungle start to rap from the second to last pitch. All you need is 1 60M. and you can make 15 raps down face back to the base of the route or go to the washington column descent, asnd go down that gully. .
Submitted by: arete on 2004-08-19
Last Modified: 2012-06-02
Views: 3996
Route ID: 909
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Onsight ascent by:
royal arches
simul for most of it
Added: 2012-11-01
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| Difficulty | 5.7 |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Thank God it was cloudy
Only cloudy day of the week, woohoo! Nice and easy climbing, but figured mostly a classic because of its length.
Added: 2012-10-23
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| Difficulty | 5.10a |
| Safety Rating | G |
fun day
Team of three, 4.5 hours, just having fun. Free'd every pitch. Thought the traverse was around 10a or b.
Added: 2012-10-09
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| Difficulty | 5.7 |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Second ascent by:
Royal Arches
Awesome day! Sunny, t-shirt weather! No one on the route except for our party of 4.
Added: 2012-07-26
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| Difficulty | 5.6 |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Arches
a fun lead for beginners the swing was a disappointment, but i ran it out to make up for it. on a hot day it sucks to be on the rap section. my team did it in 3 and 1/2 hr up 3 off the cause it was so danm hot! had two quarts of H2O i ran out on the rapple. 3 liters would be more then enough on a hot day if you climb well.
Added: 2011-11-03
