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Peak Mountain 3

Wealth of Nations

FA Dave Smith, 1970's
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Description

Climb up an easy slab towards the left edge of the roof band. Enter the left-facing corner and enjoy the fun moves. Lieback and stem to conquer the crack and two small roof pulls. There is a small arête inside the corner that leaves you feeling a little exposed. The climbing eases out at the top, unless you climb out on the face and head for the anchors (not recommended due to hollow-sounding flakes). A great direct start to the

Standard Ridge

or a good way to get to the Rush Wall.

"One of the best and sandbagged crack lines in BCC." -TP

Location

Climb up from the belay tree over an easy slab to the obvious dihedral. Follow the cracks to the top of the wall and traverse East to the slings. A 60 meter rope is needed to descend to the belay tree.

The start can be hard to find. The best way seems to be to hike west and uphill from

Hollowman

crossing the talus and wrapping around a bench/ledge system that brings one around the corner into a gully. Spot a small pine tree below a north face and the crack system is behind it. (there usually is some webbing around the tree).

Protection

Medium gear at the bottom. Wide gear for the top. No bolts. There is a fixed pin at the top of

Le Rap Et Tap

along with slings for the descent, otherwise there are no fixed anchors. I think a rack of doubles up to #2 camalot would be sweet, (1) #3 camalot. Stoppers and hexs would be nice too. Slings.