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Bottom Feeder

Name: Bottom Feeder
Rating: 2.4

5.10a YDS 6a French 18 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 18 ZA E1 5a British PG13

Routes in 6. Middle Cathedral Rock

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	Bircheff-Williams T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Border Country T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R
	Bottom Feeder T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Cat Dancing T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Central Pillar of Frenzy T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Chicken Ten-D's S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Coffee Snob T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Corner Pocket T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Desperate for Doughnuts T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Direct North Buttress (DNB) T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Direct Start to Central Pillar T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a R
	East Buttress T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b A0
	Ennui T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
	Exodus T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Fall Guy T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Father Time T 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c PG13
	Feel so Numb S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Flakes, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Freewheelin' T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Gaia T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c A3+
	Gaia (1st 7 pitches) T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Grand Wazoo, The T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Ho Chi Minh Trail T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Hole in One T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Home Run T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Kor-Beck T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Lap Lobster T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Micro-Apron Far Left T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Micro-Apron Far Right T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Micro-Apron Left T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Modern Alchemy T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Monogamish T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
	Mother Earth T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	No Butts About It T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	North Buttress T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Northwest Face T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Paradise Lost T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Pedestal, The T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Pee Pee Pillar T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Pee Pee Pillar Left T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Punny People T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Quicksilver T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Rainbow bridge S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Ramer S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Reefer Cruise T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Scorpion Tale T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Slip on Slime S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Space Babble T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
	Spank Your Monkey T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Stand And Deliver T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Stoner's Highway T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
	Stupid Pet Tricks T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Sweet Thang T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Tapestry T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Tears of Joy T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Together Forever T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Top Dog S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Up the Down Staircase T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Volkswagen Mechanic, The TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Walk of Life T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13

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Type:	Trad, 170 ft (52 m)
FA:	Norman Boles, Brian Bennett, Stu Ritchie (1984)
Page Views:	1,723 total · 11/month
Shared By:	Bryan G on Jul 6, 2012
Admins:	Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

This is a single pitch route in the middle of the North Face Apron. It is between Stupid Pet Tricks and Cat Dancing. I feel like in most climbing venues this route would get an "R", but I guess compared to most other Valley slab climbs, 5 bolts in 170 feet is pretty well protected. The bolts are all new and the rock quality is flawless.

I found the first 25 feet up to a dish/ledge to be the scariest. Here you can get a couple tiny wires which are more for your peace of mind than actual protection. The moves out of the dish and up to the first bolt aren't actually that bad thanks to a couple good edges. Once you've got the first bolt the route is much less serious.

Continue up past a overlap with an old piton (can be backed up by 1" cam out right). At the 4th bolt, which is beneath another small overlap I traversed left to big holds and then up. The last stretch before the anchor looks kind of intimidating because it is steeper. Climb right a bit and then up and good features will appear as you need them.

Even though this is a long pitch it can be rapped with one 60m rope by swinging over to the first pitch anchor of Cat Dancing. There is also another pitch (or pitches?) which has been added to the top of Bottom Feeder. Looks good but we didn't try it, not sure of the rating.