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Description
This route has a high level of adventure. There are no fixed anchors, making retreat problematic and thus this is a committing outing. You will encounter everything from spicy slab climbing, to bombay chimneys, to a fair amount of offwidth.
P1
(5.10+, 150') Follow the mainly hand crack to a belay ledge.
P2
(5.9, 100') Continue up crack to another belay ledge. Move 25' to the right and belay.
P3
(5.8) Cross the gully and face climb up to crack and belay ledge on left.
P4
(5.9+, 165') Climb the right-facing corner to the top of the White Finger Pinnacle.
P5
(5.10+) Move right and climb up through the bombay chimney to belay ledge.
P6
(5.9) Climb hands up to another belay at a ledge.
P7
(5.9+) Climb the face crack to a belay ledge on the right.
P8
(5.8) Continue up cracks and belay at a ledge on the left.
P9
(5.10+ C2+, or 5.11 R) Start by climbing the crack then move right with a few moves of C2+ then continue up the runout slab to a belay on the right.
P10
(3rd class) To the summit.
Location
Located in the center of the
East Temple
formation. Approach by hiking from a pullout on the north side of the road and just before a bridge .5 miles up Mt. Carmel Highway.
Protection
One set nuts
One each blue - yellow Aliens
Two each #.5 & #.75 Camalots
Three each #1 - #5 Camalots
One each #3 & #4 Big Bro