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High Exposure - 5.6 Shawangunks, New York

Photo by Jim Thornburg

Five Classics Near High Exposure

Directissima 5.9
Start near High Exposure, following a ramp out right to a corner then to the belay at a small ledge. Traverse left toward the nose, then to a small belay ledge. Take the arête to the GT ledge. Finish on High E.

Cascading Crystal Kaleidoscope 5.8
Start right of Updraft, climbing the face through some bulges and some crack to the GT ledge. Run through a roof slightly right, veering left toward the belay of Updraft. Traverse right to a face, then into a crack until you can jump out right near the top.

Arrow 5.8
Begin right of Limelight and climb a face to the GT ledge. Pass a roof leading to a white face. First ascent by O'Neill and Rezucha in 1984.

Limelight 5.7
Climb the face right of Red Pillar into right-facing flakes into the GT ledge. Climb into a shallow scoop through a roof to another scoop to a roof, then traverse left until you get to a crack. The crack will take you to the top.

Doubleissima 5.10
Climb vertical cracks to the Directissima belay. Take a small seam straight up, then traverse right into a roof. Climb over the roof to the GT ledge. Follow the crack to the top.

Rack Beta:
Friends, small stoppers, RPs, and TCUs


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