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Peak Mountain 3

Stranger Than Friction

FA Gary Taylor, Pat Contor, Susan Ashley, Nancy Cohn: 1988
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Description

Grab a quick warm-up and you'll be physically ready for

Stranger than Friction

. The rest is up to you.

A tendon bending start puts you in at awkward stance. A fast, five feet off the ground and you've found the route's physical crux, focus and a long reach will help break the freeze. Continue climbing over crisp, thin edges to a brief rest, angle right through the mental crux towards a fixed pin. An awkward exit gains a small rest and the anchor. A short route with a long feeling!

Location

In the middle of the

Green A Gully

and approximately 30 feet up from

Prepositional Phrase

, sits

Stranger than Friction

. Follow the trail north into the gully from the

Green A's

sundeck, the route is second bolted slab from the left and has a low, under-cutting roof.

Protection

Three bolts, and a fixed pin lead to a heavily slung horn with quick links. Lower or Rappel the route.