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5.15's on gear?

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Parker Kempf · · Bellingham, WA · Joined Jul 2011 · Points: 210

has there ever been any ascent of a route rated 5.15 on only gear? mixed?

JulianB · · Florence, SC · Joined Aug 2011 · Points: 15

The hardest publicized routes on gear are Dave MacLeod's "Rhapsody" (8c/+ or 5.14b/c with bouldery cruxes) and "Echo Wall" (estimated 8c or 5.14b with 5.14 death-fall potential) and Beth Rodden's "Meltdown" (estimated 5.14+ but highly finger size-dependent thin crack).

LeeAB Brinckerhoff · · Austin, TX · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 10,288

I also believe the Pou brothers from Spain put up a multi pitch line where the first pitch climbs out a cave, the gear was placed off of aid and then pink pointed at 5.14c.

Maybe a couple of pitches on the Dawn Wall project as well, don't know which have been sent individually and how many bolts there are on the hardest pitches.

Century Crack??? the new 100 foot roof OW.

Kevin DeWeese · · @failfalling - Oakland, Ca · Joined Jan 2007 · Points: 981
bearbreeder · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2009 · Points: 3,065

cobra crack is listed as 14b/c in the 2010 mclanes ....

i think it is likely one of the most famous and tried hardest trad lines in the world ... its seen several ascents

Go Back to Super Topo · · Lex · Joined Dec 2010 · Points: 285

no

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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