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Route |
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Lat/Lon:
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37.02873°N / 119.3847°W |
Route Type:
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Trad Climbing |
Season:
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter |
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Time Required:
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Less than two hours |
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Rock Difficulty:
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5.7 (YDS) |
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Number of Pitches:
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5 |
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Grade:
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I |
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Route Description
"Free and Easy" begins on the extreme right of the wall containing "Hang 'em High" and "Balls."Pitch 1: Ascend the hand crack splitting a large 30' flake/boulder, which leans up against the lower right corner of the wall. Climb up past broken cracks to a ledge and set a gear belay (nuts/cams to 1.5").
Pitch 2: Continue up left facing corners to the top of a large left leaning ramp. Follow finger crack, heading left up ramp, to two bolts and belay.
Pitch 3: Follow three bolts continuing up ramp. Follow hand crack below roof to a single bolt and gear belay.
Pitch 4: Continue up hand crack towards roof at end. Transition out over roof and face climb up two large ledges (40') to a two bolt belay.
Pitch 5 Traverse to left from bolts and follow fourth class ramp up and right to the top.
Gear
Nuts/Cams to 2"11 Trad Draws
60m rope