Resolution

Resolution was climbed on a balmy, high 50s January 2nd.

Resolution climbs a nice, fun line left of the recently added first pitch to

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. It finishes left of the 10d middle pitch of Under the Eagle's Wing. It is likely a combination of several variations climbed in the past by various people, and thus I'm suggesting this is a FRA, First Recorded Ascent, rather than an FA.

The gear is decent, but due to the reachy nature of several moves, this may be S and harder than 9- for the reach-impaired.

One, maybe 1 1/2 stars. Not quite as nice as P1 of

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due mostly to the inconsistent difficulty. The rock quality is good. On the easier knobby slabs, the gear is sparse, but adequate, and this keeps the interest level up.

Approach: From the top of the Blob approach trail where it meets the crag at the gully, walk left until just before a large vertical flake at the base of the wall. Under the Eagle's Wing starts at the right side of that flake. A little to the right of that you will see two bolts which are the start of the new first pitch of

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. Just left of that is a short, right-facing corner capped by a roof, the start of Resolution.

P1: Climb the corner and swing left through the roof (or perhaps chimney up past the overhang). Protect your second, then angle gently left along grooves following a vague, white dike that becomes more prominent higher up. At one point, where it starts to get a bit difficult, step right and up to another slab. Continue easily to the base of a vertical headwall. To your left is a right-leaning offwidth crack. Get gear high and left then undercling and make a long reach diagonally right across the steep face to an incut jug. You will need approximately a 6' wing span to make this reach. It may be possible to do this move some other, more difficult way. Plan B would be to climb the offwidth through the bulge (not trivial). Bring a #4.5 Camalot for that. Back to the jug... step right across the face and up an easy slab. Angle left a bit to regain the white dike. At a dirty, thin, right-leaning crack through a bulge, step left onto a slab and up to a ledge. Belay somewhere here or traverse right to the

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bolts. If you've managed the rope drag well, continue with P2.

P2: The steep, right-facing corner with a thin crack is Under the Eagle's Wing. Traverse left from the base of that corner* about 6' until it is possible to step up and right into the next shallow, right-facing corner. Get gear high then rock around left onto a foothold and stand. No gear here despite the thin crack at your face. Reach high, if you can, to a knob, and step up to reach past the bulging face to a horizontal. A #2 Camalot protects the easy move onto the upper slab. You are now on the easy slabs on the right side of the

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. Continue up easily past the right side of a huge block to the bolts at the top of P2 of

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and

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.

Possible variation: Climb throught the overhang at a jug just left of Under the Eagle's Wing corner at 5.10 or so. Continue up the shallow and friable, left-facing corner or step left to the right facing corner of Resolution. The left-facing corner takes a decent brass nut about halfway up, and it looks like there's a good hold at the top.

Descent: Two rappels with a 60m rope from bolts with rings. Angle right on the first rappel to get to the anchors for

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Singles from medium brass to #4 Camalot. Long slings.