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Description
Scramble up mossy ledges for about 150 feet to the base of the climb.
Pitch 1: Climb up the right leaning crack then straight up to a ledge with a tree. (80 feet, 5.7)
Pitch 2: Shoot up the hand crack in the left facing corner. Pass the rappel anchor, head left on a ledge to the base of the flake. Sling the flake (extra long runner) for an anchor. (160 feet, 5.8+)
Pitch 3: The main event. Climb the flake (offwidth or lieback) past a bolt and continue up behind the flake into a narrow(!) chimney. Scoot up a corner to a ledge. (160 feet, 5.9)
Pitch 4: Easy fourth class leads to the summit of the feature.
Rappel the route with two ropes.
Location
Burlesque is located in the drainage that separates Necromancer from Frigid Air Buttress in Icebox Canyon. It is also the descent route for Frigid Air. The route is about 100 yards further upstream, to the left of Frigid Air. It is also about 50 yards downstream from the waterfall at the back of the drainage. The landmark feature is the giant flake that looks like a bomb bay roof on the third pitch.
Protection
Standard rack plus some wide gear. We used an old style #5 Camalot. Consider a #3 Big Bro.