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Wheels on Fire - 5.9

Average Rating = 4.33/5 Average Rating : 4.33 out of 5
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Rock (Trad)
G
1
Nuts, cams to 3 inches
140
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 4.00/5
  Rock Quality 5.00/5
  Scenery 4.00/5
  Fun Factor 4.00/5

Description:

Scramble up to a ledge and traverse to the right to the obvious crack. Ascend the crack to the underling flake moving left. Follow the flake left and finish up the dihedral. This climb shares a bolted anchor with the Wheels on Fire Direct variation on the right. Take care not to climb past the anchors on the right about 10 feet from the top - it's easy to cruise right past them. Great pro the whole way. The crux is the last 8 feet below the undercling flake.

Descent Options:

Two ropes easily gets you down to the base of the scrambling. One 60 meter might, but you'll probably have to do a slightly sketchy downclimb move.

Submitted by: hikerbiker25 on 2008-07-31
Views: 1254
Route ID: 95105

3 Ascents Recorded

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Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Onsight Onsight ascent by: rat-baby on 2014-05-29 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars .

Good

Added: 2014-05-29

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
Onsight Onsight ascent by: dan4geng on 2008-09-20 (View Climbing Log)

5 out of 5 stars Wheels

quality climb

Added: 2008-09-21

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Hang Dog Hang Dog ascent by: hikerbiker25 on 2008-07-17 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Spicy

Some fun, interesting moves. I took a pretty good fall on this, but it was clean. Secure pro the whole way

Added: 2008-07-31