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The Improbability Drive

Grade
19
Length
170m
Natural pro required
Quality
2.01
First ascent
Nate Richman and Kat Vollinger 3/2015
Located on

Head up large and obvious right trending scree ramp at base of The Bleachers.
Near the top of the ramp, scramble up left onto a grass ledge, climb a couple
metres up toward massive loose gulley on formation then step left off loose
shale onto small solid rock ledge. Follow it around the corner into a small
grassy alcove.

Gear: Bring your RPs and doubles of small to mid size cams, then Single up to
#4 cam.


  • P1
  • 16
  • 50m
  • Trad

Step left out of alcove and climb up solid slabs, slowly tending right. End on huge loose ledge.


  • P2
  • 19
  • 40m
  • Trad

* Walk left along platform then step onto slabs. Angle left up slabs aiming for the roof on the arête. Work your way right of the roofs until you reach a broken looking corner. Step/under-cling up 2-3 metres and make delicate traverse left to belay


  • P3
  • 17
  • 40m
  • Trad

** Climb up the groove, occasionally stepping left then back right. Climb knife-edge ridge to belay.


  • P4
  • 16
  • 40m
  • Trad

Step to left side of ridge. Climb up face to offwidth crack. Then trend left to belay on ledge.


  • P5
  • 15
  • Trad

Go up broken face a few metres. Just before broken blocks step left around corner and find easiest line trending up and left. Loose and runout!


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