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Rattletale

Name: Rattletale
Rating: 3.8

5.10b YDS 6a+ French 19 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British

Routes in Rattletale Wall

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	Amphibian, The S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Arch Enemy T A4
	Avenging the Goddess Kring T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Avenging the Goddess Kring (Short) T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Bonobo, The T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13
	Chasin' the Lizard T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Claw, The T,TR 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Cricket, The T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Jane Goodall S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Kubla Khan and the Fountain of Eternal Stoke T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Millipede, The TR V2 5+
	Orangutan, The T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Rattletale T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Shrew, The S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Snake, The T,TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Source, The S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Wasp, The T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	With Man Gone Will There Be Hope For Gorilla T A2
	Womb, The T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	ze Squid T,TR 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b

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Description

This is one of Index's finest hand cracks and well worth the approach hike. Has three short, but athletic, pitches.

P1: Start on some broken face cracks trending up and left to a nice right-facing corner. Crux is low in the corner. End at large ledge.

P2: Prominent hand crack in a right-leaning, right-facing corner. Crack which starts as perfect hands and finishes as wide hands (or layback).

P3: Deep corner slot, also right-facing, with two cracks. You can do a wide stem and jam the thinner, right crack. The crack widens at the top, but you can reach in deep for hand jams. The top is an incut edge, bordering on the forest.

Lower from the P3 bolted anchor and have your follower clean the anchor and then lower back to the P2 bolted anchor. A single rap with double 60-m will reach the ground. (Or, walk a short distance up and left to get to the classic Zipper pitch.)

Location

At Rattletale Wall. All Belay stations are bolted, there is a two bolt anchor with chains on top of P3. Pitches are short and can be linked, one 60m rope is enough for rappelling.