Arrowhead - 5.7 popular

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This was just a neat thing to climb. It appears right in front of you as you top out the trail. It would have been cooler if it were just a little taller. Nice view from the top and room for at least 3 or so persons up there. Was pleased to see that someone had put in a nice new pair of shiny rings for the anchors in addition to the older rusty gear (one part spins but is heavy duty looking) that was up there already. I just clipped into both sets.

I'd probably say it was on the lighter side of a 5.7. The start seemed to be the most difficult part (keep your second snug on belay or have a spotter if they are iffy on the beginning boulder problem). Many nice stances and several pockets for mid-size to small cams (TCUs - C4 #2). Coming around the corner of the ledge about mid-way up is probably the mental crux. The gear got a little small there on up and I was glad to have a 00 grey TCU at one point and I backed up a few of the small pieces. As someone else mentioned the rock seemed a bit gritty/sandy and maybe a little less than strong so I wasn't real keen on the prospect of testing my placements but the climbing wasn't too hard.

for me!

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Stances aplenty. Move? Stance! Move? Stance! Rinse. Repeat.