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Peak Mountain 3

2x4 Jenga

FA T. Bubb and B. Young, October, 2021
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Description

"A larger version of the same thing," 2x4 Jenga starts just left of

Jenga

in the yawning offwidth crack. After an awkward start to get established in the crack, place a very large cam up inside it, and battle your way slowly through the physical crux of the route. Pass the wide section, and continue on lower angle rock to the #3/#4 Camalot fist crack above, now just left of where

Jenga

merges in from the right side. Pull up onto the leaning block near the top of the tower, and clip the bolt on the tower's arete as for

Jenga

. Finish to that route's anchors.

Just over 1/2 of the total climbing is new territory, but the unique nature of that independent bottom section and its hard-fought progress make it feel like an entirely different climb, and indeed, the part you remember when you are finished with it is.

Location

Just left of the start of

Jenga

, on the left side of the West Face of the Totem Tower lies an OW crack that goes more directly up the left side of the tower to the

Jenga

anchor.

Protection

A rack from 1" to very wide cams. A #6 Camalot was overhead protection at the crux of the route, but a #5 Camalot could also be used slightly lower down. The rack in total should include an assortment of cams from 1"-wide and a handful of slings. Up top, you will clip the bolt on the arete as for

Jenga

, then clip the anchors to lower.