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Aspire

Name: Aspire
Rating: 3.4

5.12- YDS 7a+ French 25 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British

Routes in Las Agujas (The Spires)

L › R R › L A › Z

	Aguja Celo Rey S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Aspire S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Bonesaw Arete S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Crack Test Dummies S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Dirty Dreams S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Downhill Route T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a X
	Easy Over S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Fall of Eve S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b PG13
	Gettin' Wood S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Gondwanaland S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Handsome Mike's Modeling School S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Jungle Honey S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Off the Notch S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Pangea S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Peek-a-boo Jesus S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Sunnyside Up S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Through the Looking Glass S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Uber Machismo S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Up Hill Route T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b X
	Young Crankenstein S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a

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Type:	Sport, 175 ft (53 m), Grade II
FA:	N. Harris, 1996
Page Views:	2,053 total · 12/month
Shared By:	Tony B on Jan 1, 2010
Admins:	Rudy Peckham, MAKB, Greg Hughes, Mauricio Herrera Cuadra, Ricardo Orozco Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

Did you remember to Carbo-load? Eat your Wheaties? Because here comes a 175' of enduro, hard-to-pull the rope and clip 20 draws A$$-kicking. In my case I was on the wrong line...

This is a good climb, which by the time I was approaching the top, forearms burning and with knots in my calf-muscles, 2 bolts above my last quickdraw at the final bulge, I was begging for a handjam... and thankfully got it.

With enough slings and draws this doesn't have to be the experience, but one should still expect a few hard moves, a lot of 5.10 and 5.11 climbing, and a whole lot of enduro. I was tired at 80' up when I had expected to be finished.

It was still great rock and fun moves for most of the climb.

Location

Just down and right from the eye of the needle- the next route right of Peekaboo Jesus. Aspire winds up and right from the ground below a bulge with thin holds, then up and over to more vertical rock on sidepulls and crimps to a final bulge and to the anchors on top. The route finishes on a good ledge the left shoulder of the summit.