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Routes in The Witch
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Airy Interlude T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Ankles Away T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13 |
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Brute Force T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Entity, The T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R |
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Gorilla Warfare T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
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Green Tide T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R |
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Iceberg T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Igor Unchained T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Innersanctum T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Nautilus, The T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13 |
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Pegleg T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13 |
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Phosphorescent Flow T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R |
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Pit & The Pendulum, The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Pizzazz T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 |
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Pulp Friction T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b R |
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Shazam T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Spook Book T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R |
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Terrorvision T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13 |
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Wicked West of the Witch T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R |
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Witch Doctor T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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| Type: | Trad, 4 pitches |
| FA: | Kamps & Laeger - July, 1978 |
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| Shared By: | Josh Janes on Jun 18, 2006 |
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AKA "Welcome to the Needles."
Yet another beautiful, perfect route -- I think it's the Witch's analog to the Don Juan Wall: shorter, and perhaps easier, but more heart-pounding and intense. The crux pitch is one of the most exceptional corners I've ever climbed -- super technical, sustained, devious, and full of committing moves above fiddly gear.
P1: Begin at a small left-facing left-leaning loose-ish flake system. Place some uninspiring gear (I believe there's a shifty pin as well), then perform some committing moves up and right onto the face. A few tense moments lead to a thank-God clip. A fall before this bolt would be at best violent and at worst catastrophic. Wander right, then back left and up to a second bolt (crux, 5.10a). Continue up to a crack and belay at a stance.
P2: Enter the long left-facing corner system. Climb this system at desperate, difficult 5.10. Belay at another obvious stance.
P3: Climb a short 5.8 pitch up an overhanging flake system. I recommend not linking this into the next pitch (when things look really hard, stop).
P4: Climb the increasingly hard 5.10 dihedral. RPs and TCUs galore. A combination of jamming, palm smearing, and arete pinching will get you through the sustained 5.10+ crux. It is possible to run this pitch all the way to the top, or you can step right and belay for a short 5.8 summit pitch.
Descend north - see the Witch description for more info.
Yet another beautiful, perfect route -- I think it's the Witch's analog to the Don Juan Wall: shorter, and perhaps easier, but more heart-pounding and intense. The crux pitch is one of the most exceptional corners I've ever climbed -- super technical, sustained, devious, and full of committing moves above fiddly gear.
P1: Begin at a small left-facing left-leaning loose-ish flake system. Place some uninspiring gear (I believe there's a shifty pin as well), then perform some committing moves up and right onto the face. A few tense moments lead to a thank-God clip. A fall before this bolt would be at best violent and at worst catastrophic. Wander right, then back left and up to a second bolt (crux, 5.10a). Continue up to a crack and belay at a stance.
P2: Enter the long left-facing corner system. Climb this system at desperate, difficult 5.10. Belay at another obvious stance.
P3: Climb a short 5.8 pitch up an overhanging flake system. I recommend not linking this into the next pitch (when things look really hard, stop).
P4: Climb the increasingly hard 5.10 dihedral. RPs and TCUs galore. A combination of jamming, palm smearing, and arete pinching will get you through the sustained 5.10+ crux. It is possible to run this pitch all the way to the top, or you can step right and belay for a short 5.8 summit pitch.
Descend north - see the Witch description for more info.
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