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Peter Principle

Name: Peter Principle
Rating: 3.8

5.11a YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in 1. North Face Main

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	Aerial S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Bell Bottom Blues T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Bottomless Topless T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Crack Of The Eighties T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Devaluation T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Devaluation Direct T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Karl's Gym T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Manic Depression T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Monkey Paws T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Panic In Detroit T,TR 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Pea Soup T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Peter Principle T,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Split Pea T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Thing, The T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Two Fingers Gold T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R

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Type:	Trad, TR, 80 ft (24 m)
FA:	Karl Hammer, 1975
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Shared By:	Tony B on Sep 27, 2003
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Description

This is the best line at the cliff, at least of the ones I did. The line starts up an easy left-facing corner/handcrack from a big table-like ledge to reach a smaller ledge (5.9?) and then continues up and right at the edge of a corner that becomes a crack, or set of cracks continueing past locks, jams, and liebacks to a crux where a lieback off of a good right hand and high foot on a seam take you to a solid jam again. The route can be protected pretty well if you take the right gear. If you like to load it up on the easier sections, consider taking a few extra cams.The route seemed to be easier than the book grade, and the crowd at the cliff (some locals) told me the former grade was not 5.11a, but 5.10. In any case, it is easier than Karl's Gym (5.10d) or Ariel.To descend, Rap 80' to the ground.