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Peak Mountain 3

Hotel California

FA Ben Townsend, Alan Rees, Dorcas Miller
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Description

  1. Up the short dirty slab to an overlap, pull over to a short left-leaning wide crack, then step up right to a thin crack system that stays just right of the outside corner. 5.6, 115', two-bolt anchor. (Done by itself, this is one of the nicer moderate pitches at the crag.)

  2. Move the belay up to above the bushy oak tree. Climb the obvious vertical crack system on the short vertical wall (tricky gear at the start). Bolted anchor on the left. 5.9+, 40'.

  3. Cross the ledge and follow an obvious very steep corner and crack system to the top. 5.10b, 50'.

Location

Start from the big flat boulder, just left of Equinox, at a somewhat dirty slab (the location of the ice climb Arizona Highways). Rappel the route with one rope -- 70m is ideal for the first pitch rappel.

Protection

Standard rack. Bolted anchors at the top of each pitch.