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Description
The Back Road has been dirty and obscure for 20 years or more. It appears to start as an obvious wide crack or chimney that seeps. This short section is followed by a s ledge traverses left, then back right, leading into cracks and the base of an overhang. The overhang us tackled through a right facing corner. Climbing the over hang leaves one with a moderate mossy gully to the top.
Location
Previous guides describe this as hard to find. The original Beckey guide describes it as "300 feet south of Lamplighter"
If you walk 300 feet south of Lamplighter you WILL walk off a cliff.
Instead, stay near the base of the wall and hike west. The start of The Back Road is a very obvious fissure left of Jungle Fun.
Although its base may be to the right of Tempituous and Beat Box, it trends left (however one does it, the actual way is unclear) to be just right (or to merge) with DGS. (Tempituous and Beat Box start to the right of this route.)
Protection
Rumor is gear to 2. Obviously needs cleaning at the moment
Routes in Dana's Arch Area
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