Cicada Uprising 5.6

An easy mixed route. You could use some trad gear to finish the final pitch, but not necessary. Placing gear on the sixth pitch makes the pitch harder.

Gear: 60-meter rope, six-seven alpine draws (quick draws will create rope drag), and a couple of anchor setups. Trad gear is optional (#.3 to #3 cams)

P1: 5.5+, 55 meters, 6 + 2 bolts.

After the first bolt, the section is mossy, but with good solid holds.

P2: 5.4, 55 meters, 3 + 2 bolts.

Long easy pitch, with a bit of headwall, just below the P3 anchor station.

P3: 5.6, 50 meters, 6 + 2 bolts.

Steep slab with good holds all along.

P4: 5.6, 50 meters, 4 + 2 bolts.

Slightly run out, but the grade eases up much more than the previous pitch.

P5: 5.4, 50 meters, 1 + 2 bolt.

As you look up from the anchor station, the bolt is to the right edge of a cacti island, about 15-20 meters above you. From there, the route orients left, along a diagonal crack system. The route grade dips to 5.2-5.3, after the bolt.

P6: 5.4, 50 meters, 0 + 0 bolts.

Traverse left here on, under the roof crack for about 50 meters. The horizontal crack system of the roof will take BD Cams #3 and below up to #.03. Placing gear, requires you to get to the crack, which increases the grade. If using the gear, sling the tree, and run it out on the easy slab.

Top out at a bunch of flat boulders, sling the boulders and belay your second.

Exit: Hike out from the left.

Route Credit: Sohan, Bhaskar Bhat, Satish Venkatachaliah, & Gokul G. Recceing and logistics support: Atul Agarwal, Aby Iyer, Vinay Chandra, Prithvi Wanderer, Anusha Anu, Karthik Vijayakumar. FFA: Kowshik Narayanaswamy, Alok Tater and Gokul G, Jan 2015