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Rubber Duck

Orientation
NW
Equipment
P2
Free climbing
6b

Rubber Duck is a new route on the NW wall of Punta Torelli. Belays are protected by stainless bolts.

Approach

From Bivouac Pedroni-Del Prá.
##Route
L# | 3 | 50m | Easy direct climb crossing few ledges.
L# | 6b | 50m | Generally straight up, crossing a slab protected by two bolts (to the right of a wet off width) into a corner. Follow the corner until reaching belay.
L# | 5b | 55m | Corner (dihedral) climb.
L# | 3 | 35m | Few meters up and then right, crossing a slab with few cracks.
L# | 5c | 55m | From belay, some meters right until a delicate steep corner. Climb up the corner and in a favourable place, cross right into the parallel corner. The second corner leads to the belay.
L# | 6a+ | 50m | Directly up, crossing vertical terrain protected by piton, bolt into sloping ledge. Still directly up (piton) until reaching a large slab protected by a bolt.
L# | 5a | 58m | Easy climb finished by a belay with two friends.
L# | 3 | 30m | Easy but a bit unstable terrain leading to a walkable ridge.
##Descent
Best descent : scramble down in direction of the Gianetti hut. Returning into Val Codera is possible by crossing Passo Porcelizzo.

Gear

60m ropes, set of friends, ballnuts, some nuts and slings.

Route history

First ascent : August 7, 2017 - Dalibor Motl, Lukáš Nalezenec.

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