Cheesecake, The Wind Tunnel 5.5 R

    
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Tuolumne Meadows, California USA

  • Currently 4.0/5
Avg time to climb route: 2-3 hours
Approach time: 25-30 minutes
Descent time: 20-30 minutes
Number of pitches: 1
Height of route: 160'
Overview
FA: Bryan Law, George Ridgley, 7/08.

An easy climb up the right side of the slab, Cheesecake takes golden slab past a tan camo bolt to a series of thin horizontal cracks. Just after the bolt is the crux, and just past that is a good horizontal crack over to the right that is easy to miss.

Rack: cams: 2 ea. 0.33-1.5”, 1 draw
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  • Rock Climbs of Tuolumne Meadows, by Don Reid and Chris Falkenstein.
Source: SuperTopo Guidebook Staff Last update: August 25, 2003
The Wind Tunnel - Cheesecake 5.5 R - Tuolumne Meadows, California USA. Click to Enlarge
The Dike Route follows the runout line up the white dike on Pywiack Dome.
Photo: Chris McNamara
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