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Peak Mountain 3

Double Puzzle

FA TR Karel Hrbacek + Ken Roberts 2015
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Description

Two contrived (interesting) problems.

Up on the face just left of the dihedral / gully, without using the Cream on My Scone arete which forms the left edge of the gully.

Straight up to meet the gully just below the left side of the obvious overhanging bulge (which the Hung Like Benedict route goes on its right side). Without using the gully or holds to its left, climb directly up the front left side of the bulge to its top. . (Variation: fun + much easier to finish with Cream on My Scone up the gully until near the level of the top of the bulge, then step right across to the bulge).

warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber.

. . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2015. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Location

Five feet left of the obvious gully on the left edge of the Devonshire slab (and on the right edge of the Shadow Castle face). See Routes photo.

Protection

Top-Rope: Best to set up the top anchor (using static line from a tree above) so the rope comes down over the overhanging bulge to the R of the gully -- not down the top section of the gully. How to reach top of cliff: See instructions in description of Devonshire area.

Protection for trad leading is unknown.