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Peak Mountain 3

The Sorcerer

FA John Kear, Mick Schein, Josh Smith and Allan Aiken
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Description

The Sorcerer is the direct extension of The Sorcerer's Apprentice.Pitch 1&2 - Climb The Sorcerer's Apprentice  the top of the second pitch.Pitch 3 (5.11, 130ft.) - Climb straight up off the belay past a mantle and two bolts. Continue for another couple of body lengths to a tiny tree growing out of a horizontal crack. From here move up and slightly right finding pro in hidden horizontals. Continue straight up on gradually easier but runout climbing to a bolt. Climb the left facing corner system as it arches up and left, after a final small roof continue straight up to a bolted belay. Pitch 4 (5.12, 150ft.) - Climb straight up to the roof above the belay. Clip a pin and back it up then pull the roof onto the headwall above. Follow the thin seam that splits the headwall past 4 protection bolts. This is the sustained crux of the route. After clipping the last bolt continue straight up on easier face climbing and past a final short splitter. Arrive at a good sized ledge with a dead tree. From here easier climbing leads up and slightly right into a short left facing corner and finally the top. 

Location

Located about 100ft up hill from Mountain Momma. Start at the base of a vertical face that leads directly into the crack/seam of The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Protection

Cams from .25 (purple or grey C3) to 2 inches, 3 or 4 .5inch (green alien/blue TCU), doubles .75 to 1.5, RPs, set of nuts. P1 - 3 bolts and 1 piton, bolted anchor P2- 1 piton, bolted anchor P3- 3 bolts, bolted anchor P4- 4 bolts, 1 pin, tree anchor on top