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Peak Mountain 3

Motocross

FA Eric Fazio-Richard, Dave Jones 1998
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Description

A proper 40+ meter slab up a beautiful water stained streak that you surely won't forget after leading. Bring your creativity, steady nerves & faith in your feet. Prepare to pistol squat, thumb and palm your way up a seemingly improbable face and encounter a brown ramp feature leading right. At this point, 'Motocross' crosses 'Infinite Divisibility', head right at the fork towards the brown ramp to arete type feature. After these cruxes a pocket reminiscent of the start of the route appears and allows you to rest your calves before the final committing sequence leading to the ledge.High first bolt. Do not expect to clip up this route. Although completely bolted, getting to each bolt takes a bit of commitment & appreciation of the style of the Stronghold. The FA was done ground up and demonstrates what onsight route finding and a strong mind can bring to create a line. This is a four star classic that may only lose one for some grunginess accumulating in pockets after rain/snow meltJust as good if not better than pitch 1 of The Out-of-Towners, just turned up a notch. Bring a second rope to rap from the ledge. 

Location

Start marked by two oddly large oblong pockets at the base. Second route left of the giant boulder at the base of the wall. Main trail's left branch brings you straight to this route & Infinite Divisibility.

Protection

spaced bolts, Metollius rap hanger anchor