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Escher's Staircase

Name: Escher's Staircase
Rating: 3.1

5.10b YDS 6a+ French 19 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British

Routes in Gollum's Cave

L › R R › L A › Z

	Bilbo Baggins S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Choke Hold V9-10 7C+
	Dragon's Hoard (tenative name), The S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Escher's Staircase S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Lichentology T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Master of Reality T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	My Precioussss S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Off the Edge S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Troll, The T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	We Squeezes V11+ 8A

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Type:	Sport, 45 ft (14 m)
FA:	G. Bronson, S. Hollander, J. Gross, 2002
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Shared By:	dbyte on Sep 15, 2008
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Description

This is the last bolted route in the cave. Probably the steepest climb of its grade on the Pass! Jug haul through overlaps, wrapping your body around various features to minimize the pump.