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Description
Start on 4th class face up to a ledge walking left to a hand crack corner climbing up to another ledge. Up a slabby finger crack toward a large tree passing it on the right to a ledge. 3rd class up and left 100ft then climb up and left on the right wall and belay underneath a ginormous boulder. Follow a ramp on your left up to a splitter into a slot that has a hand crack in the back up onto a slab. Follow a finger crack until it ends climb to the right up to a grassy ledge passing easily to the left up into a chimney belaying at its top. Up off a ledge following a crack onto a large open slab climbing up and right, then down and out of a small gulley up another crack. Climb up avoiding bushes and follow a crack up on the left wall to an alcove. From the alcove scramble to the summit.
Down scramble west a few hundred feet staying left when possible until the slab begins. Rappel from the lowest tree possible. Two raps from trees down on top of a large boulder. down scrambling to a slung block, Rappel to a ledge then walk south to a bolted rap anchor. Rap to another tree to the ground. 70m recommended, bring tat.
Location
Far western toe of Pohono Pinnacle.
Protection
Doubles to #3 maybe a #4
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