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Dog Stick Ridge - 5.8

Average Rating = 4.00/5 Average Rating : 4.00 out of 5
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Rock (Trad)
PG13
2
nuts & cams
150
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 5.00/5
  Rock Quality 4.00/5
  Scenery 5.00/5
  Fun Factor 4.00/5

Description:

Link-up. From new purple Dick Williams book. P1 5.8 Start same as The Hounds, climb chimney to top of block, diagonal up right pass overhang to open book, follow finger crack. . . exit right to a nose, move up this & go right into Fat Stick's right facing corner. Step to the right to join Generation Gap. Move up face past a right-facing flake w/ crack alcove under roof. P2 5.6 Move up and traverse right under roof following great horizontal to the arete/nose, then up it to join Yellow Ridge straight up past overhangs to the top. 60ft

Descent Options:

rap Fat City or walk off Millbrook Ridge trail

Submitted by: elizaclimb on 2009-07-15
Views: 121
Route ID: 100864

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Second Second ascent by: elizaclimb on 2009-07-11 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Dog Stick Ridge

This climb gets three stars from Dick Williams and four from me. :) It's wildly exposed and has it all. Huge traverses under huge roofs and then the finish is on Yellow Ridge. Followed Eric up this climb.

Added: 2009-07-15