Horse d'Oeuvre (aka Pony Express P1 to Zip Code)

This is a great combination of

Pony Express

and

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that keeps the grade to 5.9. It includes a wild traverse to link the two pitches. One of the better and longer 5.9 pitches on the West Ridge.

Climb the first pitch of

Pony Express

up to the small, right-facing corner near the top of the pitch. Instead of traversing right to the anchors make a wild hand traverse to the LEFT along a big flake. The flake is solid. This will take you into

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just above its crux move. Now finish on the great upper part of

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. There is a fixed anchor at the top of the pitch. If you have a 60m rope, you can rappel down the upper pitch of

Pony Express

to the bolted anchor above

Mesca-Line

. One more rap from here to the ground. Or, with a 70m rope you can barely make it back to the base of

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. Watch your ends!

RPs up to a #2 Camalot. It takes good protection.