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Pressure Drop
Description
No really, some of the best steep bolted rock in the Portland metro, similar to Wild Things at Madrone or Critical Mass at Broughton. The FFA stayed left of the last two bolts, avoiding the right arete and making crux moves on the left face to reach the anchor (11d). If you step right you avoid the crux and it's about 11c. Either way it's an intoxicating flurry of steep positive jugs. In keeping with the memorial theme of this wall, this route was put up with Jerry Dellorusso in mind. You were the first climber I ever met, I remember seeing your gear in the closet at college and you talking about this place called the Gunks and driving 95 to get there, and I didn't even know what climbing was back then. I didn't climb until later and we never climbed together, but in your final year you'd started climbing again and we were making plans to finally rope up. You left this place too soon but you left your mark on me and many. Love and miss you, I'm so glad I got to know you.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw66FA6OTqA
Location
Start up Chaitanyna (the appealing and left trending ramp), then step out right into the lichen patch at the 30-35 foot mark to reach the first of 6 bolts leading up the left side of an arete and to a bolted anchor.
Protection
6 Bolts, minor pro to 2 inch