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Celestial Pile

Route Name:  Celestial Pile Rock Formation: Ridge 1, Skunk Canyon Number of bolts to be placed:  11 lead bolts, 2 sets of 2 bolt anchors Route Difficulty: 5.12    Route Description and intention behind the suggested name: The proposed route ascends the Like Heaven Pinnacle, an overhanging west facing pinnacle about halfway up the Ridge 1 formation. The […]

Hoodang Hoedown

Route Name: Hoodang Hoedown Rock Formation: Hillbilly Rock Number of bolts to be placed:  7-8 bolts + 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.13+      Route Description: The proposed climb (5.13+) tackles an estimated five bolts’ worth of fully independent climbing on the thin face between West Face (5.12c) and West Face Right (5.12a) on Hillbilly Rock. It […]

Gunbarrel Cool Guys

Route Name: Gunbarrel Cool Guys Rock Formation: Ridge 1, Skunk Canyon Number of bolts to be placed:  10 lead bolts + cable draws for these bolts Route Difficulty: 5.14      Route Description: Gunbarrel Cool Guys will link an obvious diagonalling feature along the recently developed wall on the back of Ridge One/Stairway to Heaven in Skunk Canyon. […]

Done and Dusted

Route Name: Done and Dusted Rock Formation: The Shanahan Crag Number of bolts to be placed:  6 bolts + 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.11+        Route Description: This route is short but sweet.  More powerful than it’s neighbor, Clean Sweep, this new proposal would be a fun addition to “The Broom.”  Easy moves lead to the […]

Blood Chakra

Route Name: Blood Chakra Rock Formation: The Southern Goose Egg Number of bolts to be placed:  12 lead bolts, 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.11  Route Description: I like the beginning of the proposed new route, as well as the overhanging crack towards the top. The route was named from an ambition for ease. I love the blood […]

Happy Medium

Route Name: Happy Medium Rock Formation: The Shanahan Crag Number of bolts to be placed:  17 bolts + 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.10+/5.11-   The wall is taller and steeper than it appears in this wide angle photo.    Route Description: This route starts 20 feet downhill (to the right) from Wait For It… and it begins […]

Ollie

Route Name: Ollie Rock Formation: The Northern Goose Egg Number of bolts to be placed:  8 lead bolts, 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.9   The wall is taller and steeper than it appears in this wide angle photo.    Route Description: This proposed route is 5.9 and one of the most obvious lines on the wall.  It […]

Memento Mori

  Route Name: Memento Mori Rock Formation: The Matron   Number of bolts to be placed:  16 lead bolts, 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.13    Route Description: The proposed route takes a steep line up the north face of the Matron.  It begins with about 10 feet of easy climbing to reach an overhung prow.  The route […]

Seamingly Obvious

Route Name: Seamingly Obvious Rock Formation: The Matron Number of bolts to be placed:  10 lead bolts, 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.12      Route Description: The proposed climb, Seamingly Obvious, follows an obvious seam feature (hence the proposed name) up the steep north face of the Matron.  It starts in the same location as Norwand (5.7 A3), […]