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Peak Mountain 3

Ramp Up the Insanity

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Description

Traversing route that gradually makes its way up the right side of the Cliffs of Insanity. On an empty day, it's a good spot to learn to travel on easy traversing terrain, managing rope drag and protecting the second. But if you overprotect and don't extend your slings, you might find yourself wanting to break this up into two pitches or fight through heinous rope drag. Once you are around the corner, about 30-40 ft in, you lose line of sight with your belayer and communication is a little harder, as is the rope drag.

Location

Start at the bottom of the rightward rising ramp in front of Swamp Rat, and head right and along the ramp, going around the corner and continuing along the face to the anchors on the last route on the right of the wall (Sphagnum or Shanghai??). 

Protection

A light rack of cams, and several alpines. You can clip some bolts near the end. Some finger sized pieces are nice for an anchor for the belayer (a leader fall will drag the belayer sideways along the ramp).