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Peak Mountain 3

Autopilot

FA Pon & Martinov, 2002
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Description

Begin below the large roof on the right side of the first tier of Pilot Knob. Look for a single bolt under the roof; clip that, pull the roof, move up toward a little tree and continue pretty much straight up past another two bolts and a piton. Anchors sit just below the smaller, further right of two trees on a nice ledge. You may top out just to the left of the anchors.

Variations:

A. Between the second and third bolts, skirt around left for a 5.9 line.

B. Traversing to the right just after the last bolt and clipping the final bolt of the adjacent route (Admiral's Club) adds some difficulty to the final sequence.

Location

To start, look for the single bolt under the roof on the right side of the formation.

Rappel about 80' from the anchors described above and end up about where you started.

Protection

1 bolt under the roof, and then 2 bolts and a ring piton on the face, along with a bolted anchor (a cold-shut and a hanger with chain) protect this route. You can clip a bolt from an adjacent route when coming over the roof (see below).

It is advisable to bring along a few pieces of gear in the small-to-medium size. Runouts are not long or terribly hard, but a bit unnerving on the lichen-y bits.

A 48" runner on the first bolt under the roof may help with rope drag.