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Dappled Mare
5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British
Avg: 3.3 from 730
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Routes in Lost Horse Wall - Right Side
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Altitude Sickness T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Armor Plated Unicorn T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Bird on a Wire T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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China Plates T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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City Slickers T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Conspiracy of Ravens T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 |
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Dappled Mare T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Gossamer Wings T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Hairline Fracture T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R |
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Lost and Found T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Mare's Tail T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Roan Way T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Swift, The T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Wilson Regular Route T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R |
| Type: | Trad, 300 ft (91 m), 4 pitches |
| FA: | John Long, Richard Harrison, and Rick Accomazzo, January 1973 |
| Page Views: | 49,062 total · 181/month |
| Shared By: | Mark J. Nelson on Oct 30, 2002 |
| Admins: | Greg Opland, Mike Morley, C Miller, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes, Gunkswest |
Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures
Details
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.
For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/…
Description
Approach: walk up the wash below the Lost Horse Wall. Your landmark for finding this route is the traverse down and left along a horizontal from the top of P2 into P3; look for this about halfway down the ledge that defines the right side of the wall. At the left edge of this traverse, there is an obvious, left-facing dihedral. Scramble up boulders to reach the approach pitch.
Photo opportunity: as the leader gets into the dihedral at the start of P3, they end up parallel with and 15 feet left of the belay stance. It's pretty easy for them to lean back and smile for the camera.
Short leader advantage: the dihedral in P3 is slightly less awkward for a shorter climber.
While the description below lists four pitches, many people do the route in two long pitches and a final short pitch.
P1: 5.6-: Start from boulders roughly below where the crack starts from the ledge. Work up and left across easy terrain to gain the ledge, then traverse right to the base of the crack. Straightforward gear anchor.
P2: 5.8: Work straight up the obvious crack system. You may find yourself using both cracks towards the bottom, but before long you'll be entirely in the left crack. You can't really miss the bolt anchor at the top of this pitch. NOTE: You can easily combine pitches 1 & 2 with a 60m rope.
P3: 5.8: Take the obvious, 15-foot traverse down and left into the base of the dihedral. Enjoy the fabulous fingers and plentiful protection throughout the dihedral, continue up either crack above until the angle of the wall tapers off. You'll end up with a gear anchor a short distance from the top of the wall.
P4: 5.8-: You can probably choose any of several options to exit this climb. I opted for a short, obvious, somewhat-right-facing crack above a low-angle slab. As you exit, you'll want to move right to avoid the Pancake Prickly Pear growing in the top of the crack. Gear anchor beneath a blade of rock about 15 feet from the edge of the cliff.
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