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Description
The first bolted line at Elysium and it's singing your name. Start by pulling over a bulge into the low angle crack before clipping the high first bolt. Head up and right on the slab to reach the steeper headwall where a seam splits the otherwise featureless face. Head up roughly between black and gold streaks on relentlessly small crystals with a couple spaced out rests. There is a pod near the top which allows for a good rest before making the final push to the top.Name inspired by the opening lines of Homer's The Odyssey: Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of Troy. Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea, fighting to save his life and bring his comrades home.
Location
Middle left of the main Elysium wall (3rd route from the right). Start the same as Gaia’s Gift in a right to left angling crack below a small tree.
Protection
8 bolts + 2 bolt anchor with chains, optional gear to protect the easy start before you reach the first bolt about 20 feet up. Single 60 M rope gets you down.