Tonka, 5.10d

Tonka, 5.10d

3rd Pitch- 25m- 5.10d/ This pitch starts out well enough, but becomes blank through several bolts and this is where someone chipped away making several edges/flakes. The current somewhat dirty and precarious climbing is hard to lead cleanly at the 5.10 level (my partner had to retreat and have me lead it despite being a decent 5.10 climber). It is probably a sandbagged pitch at the current grade (followed by a question mark on the topo). Move left up and past the tree ignoring the cut bolts out left, following the obvious bolt line straight up from the tree. Easy 5.10 climbing gets you to a ledge followed by a tricky bulge and then into the blank steep climbing. They have bolted this section very close which would allow anyone to aid this section who needed to. This belay is comfortably situated on a decent ledge. Tonka, 5.10d, 8 Pitches, Tunnel Mountain, Banff National Park, July, 2009
Dow Williams
on Aug 4, 2009 5:19 pm
Image Type(s): Rock Climbing
Image ID: 537019

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