First Ascent: Tom Thrall
Gear: Two bolts, small nuts, TCUs, a few cams.
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| Kings/Elk Mountain Rock Climbing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| The route is called New Horizons 5.10a First Ascent: Tom Thrall Gear: Two bolts, small nuts, TCUs, a few cams. |
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| Directions to the area are on summitpost.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The AAC website on the subject | |||||||||||||||||||||
| From the Elk Mountain Trail head and campgound take the Elk mountain trail for about 15min. You will come upon a small overlook and rock buttress. There is only one main route about 40ft high. It is located on the side closest to the trail. Look for two bolts. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| View from opposite angle. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Looking at the little buttress from the trail. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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