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Arachnid

Name: Arachnid
Rating: 3.7

5.8+ YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British

Routes in Tower Rock

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	Africa T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Africa to Arachnid Traverse V0 4
	Anything You Want 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a V-easy 3 X
	Arachnid T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Caver's Route T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a R
	Curving Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Dog Days T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Green Grease T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Groundhog T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Grunges, The T 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c
	Heart of Darkness T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b R
	I Love You in my Outside Voice T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Insanity Ceiling T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Mighty Eidson T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Razor's Edge T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Salad Days T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	South of Zimbabwe T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b PG13
	Sundown V0 4
	Tower of Power T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R

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Type:	Trad, 80 ft (24 m)
FA:	Tom Seibert, Larry Day, 1974
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Access Issue: New route development is prohibited in the Daniel Boone National Forest. Details

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Follow existing trails and climb using removable protection or in climbing areas with existing approved fixed anchors or bolts. Development of any new rock climbing, bouldering or rappelling areas and development of any climbing routes involving the permanent installation of new fixed anchors or new trail construction requires prior Forest Service authorization.

Description

Don't be overly intimidated by this route. Oh, it's everything it appears from the ground, but the roof is actually pretty casual.

The initial dihedral is classic hands and/or layback. The upper part is much wider, but there are lots of big face holds after the offwidth section.

If you have a big-bro, the place for it is out at the lip of the roof. Try to avoid putting a cam in the crack in the roof, as the rope has a tendency to pull into the crack and wreak havoc with any camming device by either slipping behind it or driving it deeper into the crack. It's almost better to run it out than to place a big cam there.

This is a great route for the grade, it will make you work for it and will leave you with a climbing experience that you won't forget.

Location

This route is located on the east face of Tower Rock. It can be identified as a distinctly classic looking dihedral capped by a roof, with a wide crack exiting to the right and continuing up an acute dihedral.

Protection

Hand sized and bigger. The lower crack works best with cams and the upper section works good with hexes. The lip of the roof is best protected by a big-bro (not sure which size) or alternately, layback the OW and keep your rope out to the left of the crack if you place a cam inside.

There are bolt anchors.