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Area	Location	Sub Location	Crag	Links
VIC Buffalo	(General)	(General)	The Cathedral	[ Cathedral Guide ]

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Buffalo - Maharajah - 2nd pitch - L or R crack 25-Jan-2011 At 9:39:25 PM Paulie

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There are a few variants to Maharajah, however the trade route is as follows: pitch 1 takes the finger crack to the ledge; pitch 2 takes the RH crack (layaway at the start off the ledge), then towards the top you step left into the crack that takes you to the belay ledge, Pitch 3 is the bombay chimney and onwards up the awesome flake system. The layaway at the start of pitch 2 (not the step across, which is relatively easy) is IMO the crux of the route, although the last smear moves can also be equally as challenging on a hot day, especially if you're not used to exposed routes :-) Most ppl run pitches 1 and 2 together and do the route in 2 pitches. Best belay ledge at Buffalo for sure :-)