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Climbing Area Index / Dickey Mountain / Mike's Other 5.9 (5.10)
Directions:  30 ft right of Boat Ramp you come to a 5 ft high left facing corner at the base of a low angle slab. Scramble up this corner and the right margin of the slab to access Mike's Other 5.9.
Description: Scramble up right to a belay at some birch trees below 2 slanting cracks protected with 2 bolts.
    Pitch 1: Crux moves past the bolts then head right to a flake in a short headwall. Above climb low angle slab to some wedged blocks in the right facing overlap. From the blocks move up left onto the slab (5.8R) and continue up to the nice belay ledge shared with Glen's Route. 2 bolts and gear 5.10
    Variation: You can keep Mike's Other 5.9 at about 5.8 by doing the start to Glen's Route then moving right. The starts to both of these climbs are interchangeable.

Gear: Standard rack + draws
Descent: Rappel from the 2 eyebolts atop The Beach.

 

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