Entries by tlanzano

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), […]

Heaven and Hell

Route Name: Heaven and Hell Rock Formation: Ridge 1, Skunk Canyon Number of bolts to be placed:  12-14 lead bolts, 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.14      Route Description: This new route climbs the overhang on the west face of the summit tower at the top of Ridge One (Stairway to Heaven) in Skunk Canyon. The easier […]

Vamos Las Chicas

Route Name: Vamos Las Chicas Rock Formation: The Maiden Number of bolts to be placed:  23 lead bolts, and two 2 bolt anchors. The third pitch will share the existing Maiden Voyage anchor. Route Difficulty: 5.13      Route Description: The proposed new route follows the natural features of this impressive, overhanging face in three pitches.   There  […]

Gossie

Route Name: Gossie Rock Formation: The Northern Goose Egg Number of bolts to be placed:  7 lead bolts, 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.11       Route Description: On the right side of the South face is a steep arête.  This climb starts about 10 feet left of this and follows steep featured rock to a small ledge.  […]

Vamos Las Chicas

Route Name: Vamos Las Chicas Rock Formation: The Maiden Number of bolts to be placed:  25 lead bolts, 3 sets of 2 bolt anchors Route Difficulty: 5.13      Route Description: The proposed new route follows the natural features of this impressive, overhanging face in three pitches. We think there will be 6 bolts on the first […]

Full Sweep

Route Name: Full Sweep Rock Formation: “The Broom” Part of the Shanahan Crags   Number of bolts to be placed:  7 lead bolts, 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.12a      Route Description: This is a short, but very high quality route right up the center of the wall.  Continuously difficult climbing leads past 7 bolts to the […]

Skunked

Route Name: Skunked Rock Formation: Ridge One, Skunk Canyon Number of bolts to be placed: 12-14 lead bolts, 2 bolt anchor, 4-5 fixed draws to help with cleaning Route Difficulty: 5.14      Route Description: Skunked climbs a very overhanging corner system in the middle of the west face of the summit tower of Ridge 1/Stairway to Heaven […]

Mystery Solved

Route Name: Mystery Solved Rock Formation: The Third Flatiron Number of bolts to be placed:  10 lead bolts, 2 bolt anchor Route Difficulty: 5.11 b/c      Route Description: This route goes up the center of the prominent wall directly behind The WC Fields Pinnacle.  Historically this route has been documented as Two Bolt Mystery route. It […]