Blown Away, 5.9

3rd Pitch- 50m- 5.9/ This is the crux pitch of Blown Away and what the route is all about. It took until 2002 for the local FAers to figure out a line that reached the roof break above. The first several bolts (2nd clip is actually a fixed station for another route, Wienie Roast) are run out a bit, but with positive face features reaching them. Traverse out left from the belay before climbing up to find a plethora of knobs. There is one place for a supplemental trad piece (small hole) on the entire traverse, but it is at easy ground and thus not much of a consideration. The bolts get closer as the climbing gets more difficult. I really only experienced one move I thought worthy of the grade. During most of the traverse the knobs were broken giving your feet and fingers great edges to work with. After clipping the last bolt before a fixed rap station above, move down and left along a hand rail to a large ledge and belay off of a block. Blown Away, 5.9, 4 Pitches, Daff Dome, Yosemite National Park, July, 2013