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pmcgrane - Aug 10, 2009 9:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2009
Wild area.We did the route in four 100 ft pitches to minimize rope drag. I thought the first pitch (around the chockstone) was harder than 5.5, maybe 5.7. We did it after a rainstorm so perhaps it was the wet lichen that made it feel so insecure. I would rate the pitches 5.7, 4th, 5.5, and 4th. The most fun was the last one if you go left up the arete. It is a very cool setting for a climb.
Pat