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Peak Mountain 3

Big Sister Aida

FA Patrick Weaver, Rodney Lanier
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Description

P1: Climb past one bolt, wandering a bit to find gear and the easiest climbing. Pass an obvious flake and step up right to the anchor. (115' from the trail.)

P2: Straight up past three bolts. When even with a fourth bolt to the right, traverse to it on an obvious ledge, then continue up right to an overlap with a flake (first gear placements here). Follow the flake to a bolted anchor on the right. (140')

Descent: Rappel 115' straight down to an anchor, then 100' to the ground. On the first rap, a 70m rope just makes the anchor -- consider tying knots in the ends.

Location

Head up and left from the Flakeview area, arriving at the base of a large, low-angle slab. (You'll pass under a shorter slab with an overhang about 40' up -- keep going.) There are several moderate climbs on this slab; this one has a visible anchor just above a flake. Start from a stance about 20' above the trail with a gear anchor possible (scramble up from the left), or from the trail at a blocky corner.

Protection

Light rack (thin cams to #0.75), plus a few bolts. Bolted anchors. Two ropes, or one 70m. There are a number of places on both pitches where falling would be a bad idea.