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Mercury's Lead - 5.9
Average Rating : 4.40 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 6
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (20)
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Rock (Trad)
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Sparse bolts. Can place small (1-2") cam between last bolt and belay on first pitch.
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Description:
Start about 15 feet to the right of the Great Arch, then straight up. After the first belay, you head right a bit following the groove, then straight up.Descent Options:
Two-rope raps.
Submitted by: csproul on 2006-10-30
Last Modified: 2011-03-29
Views: 1261
Route ID: 15602
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| Difficulty | 5.9 |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Red Point ascent by:
Great Warm Up Route
Second full length route of the day that I lead all pitches. Quite fun and not very difficult.
Added: 2012-12-04
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| Difficulty | 5.9 |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Excellent Lead
I was feeling a little nervous at first, even though I have climbed this route before, and ended up climbing Yardarm to get going. Once the jewels came back, I was able to zip right up all three pitches. There is some runout but the holds are excellent. The little mini ledges are awesome and the only slick spots I encountered were down low. After the second bolt, the texture of the rock becomes more stable and the friction is great. I could step anywhere and have traction. I combined the second and third pitches and belayed from the rings on top of the Arch. This is a really fun route and really isn't that difficult.
Added: 2012-05-13
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| Difficulty | 5.9 |
| Safety Rating | PG13 |
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Onsight ascent by:
Good clean second
Nice winter climbing day at Stone. Climbed first pitch only.
Added: 2012-01-08
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| Safety Rating | G |
A bit spicy...
Fun route, pretty consistent throughout - lots of small features make the feet actually feel fairly secure. Could have done without such a huge runout though...
Added: 2011-12-30
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| Difficulty | 5.9 |
| Safety Rating | R |
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My Intro to Stone 5.9
Beautiful quality of rock and a pure line.
Added: 2011-01-09
