Climbing Area Index / Cathedral Ledge / Bombardment (5.8)
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Rand McNally starting up the crack
Photo by NEClimbs.com |
| On the left side of the cliff, just right of a small right-facing buttress. |
One of the best 5.8 climbs in the area. If only the beginning slab (5.6R) weren't so runout! Although this was originally described as 2 pitches you can easily do it in one with 60 meter ropes, however you will need 2 ropes for the rappel.
Pitch 1: From a small ledge climb the clean slab, trending right to a ledge. Traverse left to a pine tree. Belay your second up, or continue.
Pitch 2: Step up into the dike and finger crack. Follow the crack up and arching left until it ends. Make a balance move (crux) onto the face, then climb a dike to the tree ledge.
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| Standard rack with medium sized cams.
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| Rap the route or finish on one of the many other climbs to the top of the cliff. |
| October 6,1972 - Dave Cilley, rope solo. At a time when there were only a handfull of routes on the cliff, Joe Cote passed this one to Dave while he was busy working on Ventilator. |
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