Beverly's Tower, The Cookie Cliff 5.10a

 
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Yosemite Valley, California USA

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messygfunk

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kansas city, mo
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   Oct 14, 2005 - 11:05pm
i think is hands down the hardest 10a i have ever led in yosemite. the first 30 feet are thin and not easily protected. as for the top i thought that the climbing was relatively easy and lots o fun. led wheat thin after bevs tower and wheat thin felt much easier to me!
Mungeclimber

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   Mar 4, 2003 - 08:53pm
Holmes,

How tall are you? Catchy felt hard, but only for a single move for me, but I'm taller 6'1". I'd guess the 10d rating is right on for anyone short.

Bev's Tower felt pretty much on as well. 10a if you are delicate with the feet down low and use some stemming at opportune moments.

I TR'd it this weekend to the chains for the first time ever and messed up the exit move by trying to scoot out of the chimney move too early and not using an upper left hand hold somewhere. Definitely a #3 camalot is perfect for protecting the exit move to the chains.

Cheers,
Munge
"10a is supposed to be hard"
holmes

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Mar 13, 2002 - 02:03am
 
hey rob,
no worries bra, a lot of routes at the cook are intimidating......and lots of routes ratings aren't right on.....
as for bev's.....it's really 10b to me....and conversely catchy is only 10b/c......in my humble opinion.....let
me know if you want to hook up there....
holmes
Rob

Intermediate climber
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Mar 3, 2002 - 03:50pm
 
I felt this was one hard 10a. Powerful moves off of the ground to thin fingers. The roof/buldge has a great hand jam at the top of it. It was nice to see the bolted anchors. Mostly small pro, the largest I used was a #2 camalot, however a #3 would protect the last move.
The Cookie Cliff - Beverly's Tower 5.10a - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click to Enlarge
Photo: Todd Snyder
 
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