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Peak Mountain 3

Box Tops

FA Patrick Mulligan
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Description

This route climbs the bolted face (steep slab) 10 feet to the left of proof of purchase. It is thin, technical, and very sustained. Start about 10 feet to the left of the corner and surmount the small 4" ledge then climb the face past the first bolt (recommended stick clip). Move left on the least steep part of the slab through easy climbing to clip the 2nd bolt(optional gear here recommended). Now move through the line of 7 bolts to the top first veering slightly left then right then left. You are climbing on the only usable holds (for me anyway) on the face. Thankfully there are some good stances from which you can rest.

I've seen a couple of folks get suckered into some larger holds about 2.5-4' left of the bolt line at and above the 2nd bolt. These holds are very loose and some large Platter size plates have pulled off when folks have veered too far into those holds. The shape of the bottom of the wall makes any rockfall head straight for the belayer. The holds within roughly 2' of the bolt line are very solid and all the loose rock has been cleaned.

Location

left of Proof of Purchase.

Protection

8 bolts and optional medium sized nut / tcu. There are two other opportunities for gear, but the cracks in which you'd be placing gear are somewhat loose or dirty.