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Route |
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Lat/Lon:
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35.75626°N / 118.37803°W |
Route Type:
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Trad Climbing |
Season:
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Spring, 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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5.8 (YDS) |
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Number of Pitches:
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2 |
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Route Description
"Chouinard Special" begins on the short dihedral just left of "Lieback." The climb consists of some easy crack on to more interesting slab. The route originally had an X rating as their were only two bolts protecting the upper slab. At some point this changed with the addition of a few more bolts.Pitch 1: Follow the roughly 35 foot crack up to a two bolt belay. Protectable with mid-sized cams and nuts.
Pitch 2: Move out onto the face above the belay to the left. Follow the line of bolts to a 2 bolt belay.
Pitch 3: traverse up and to the left to a bolt and then head up to a two bolt rap station.
This route is rappable with two 60m ropes to the rocks below the big pine tree. It can also be rapped in two sections with a single.
Greg Vernon's "Needles" guidebook covers this climb.
Gear
Mid sized cams and nuts.60m rope(s)
Rap stations have chains.