Kemosabe
5.10a trad · 100 ft · ★★★☆
Route 16 of 26 from left to right on Ragged Edges Area, with Dense Dunce on its left and Tonto on its right. Ragged Edges Area has 26 routes, from 5.5 to 5.11a/b PG13; 5 are harder, and 1 other is the same grade.
First ascent: Mamusia, Van Betten, Nordblum, Harrison, Conz, Schoeder, Broussard 1983
Description
Climb the slabby arete with sparse protection. The crux is protected by a bolt and has two options: up and right for full value, or up and left for a slightly easier finish. Descend by rappelling from a tat station on a tree.
Location
The arete/slab just left of an arching roof.
Protection
Small cams, 1 bolt
Access
The 13-mile Scenic Drive requires a timed-entry reservation October to May and has seasonal gate hours. Calico Basin and Kraft Mountain sit outside the Scenic Drive and need no reservation.
Wet rock: Aztec sandstone loses much of its strength when wet. Do not climb for at least 24 to 48 hours after rain or snowmelt, or holds break off and routes are permanently damaged.
More routes on Ragged Edges Area
- Midheight 5.8 R
- Dumptruck 5.7 R
- The Nightman Cometh 5.9
- Ragged Edges 5.8
- Bodiddly 5.11a/b PG13
- Go Ahead, Ok? 5.5
- Midnight 5.8 PG13
- Revoked 5.7
- Ok Ok Ok 5.6
- Diplomatic Immunity 5.7
- Chicken Eruptus 5.10b R
- Go Ahead and Jump 5.6
- Tonto 5.5
- Unknown crack 5.7 PG13
- Dense Pack 5.10d
- Getting Too Old for This S--t 5.8+ R
- Footloose 5.7
- Plan F 5.11-
- Crooked Crack 5.6
- Theme Book 5.9
- Aikido Gun Boy 5.11+ R
- Sheep Trail 5.10 R
- Lethal Weapon II 5.9
- Dense Dunce 5.8+
- Plan F - Early Exit 5.10a