Raging Bull (aka Cub)
5.11 YDS 6c+ French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E4 5c British
Avg: 3 from 20 votes
Type: | Sport, 80 ft (24 m) |
FA: | Richard M. Wright, Anna Brandenburg-Schroeder (Dr. ABS) |
Page Views: | 2,929 total · 15/month |
Shared By: | Dougald MacDonald on Oct 21, 2007 |
Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Description
This is a steep sport climb that combines pumpy jug moves in the first half, a very thin, technical crux in the middle, and more pumpy and inobvious moves to finish. Some of the holds in the first half appear suspect, but I've done the route three times now and I don't remember ever breaking anything. Despite a bit of loose rock and a less-than-perfect bolt placement at the crux (near your feet for the hardest moves), this is a wonderful Flatirons sport climb.
A second pitch (5.12b) climbs over a bulge on very small holds.
Per ??: on pitch two, there is a HUGE, loose block out right, leaving the belay, as you traverse up and right to the (hidden) first bolt. This thing is half the size of a car hood, is completely cracked, and is just sitting there, held on by gravity, on a sloping ledge. It is a total death bomb, kind of like the block on the Doub-Griffith that did eventually detach and cause a climbing accident.
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