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5.10b/c

   

FA: Woodruff and Brad Gilbert, 1974
Type: Trad, TR
Consensus: 5.10c [details]
Length: 1 pitch
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Submitted By: Leo Paik on Nov 24, 2001


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Lenny protecting the crux.


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Wow! What a great, little, hidden gem. Just right of Hyperspace Roundup and left of Mail Ridge's 1st pitch is a great little 110' pitch connecting 3 cracks successively left of the last. 3 cruxes (somewhat strenuous) at 10b/c, 8+, 8+. Little alcove protected from some wind at the base. Goes up directly to a tree with slings and a ring. No star in either Rossiter guide, but it's a diamond in the rough.

FWIW, it felt much easier than Super Slab, Art's Spar, Tagger, Krystal Klyr, for comparison purposes.


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Standard Eldo rack.



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Brian approaching the crux.

Brian approaching the crux.


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By Ivan Rezucha
Feb 16, 2003

This IS very nice. It should have a name. How about Special Delivery, keeping the mail theme?

I thought it was quite hard. I stopped halfway through the overhang with my hand on the bucket and tried to place a cam. I ended up lowering to the ground 4 times getting the gear in.

You can rap after the hard stuff from 2 bolts on the left, but the steep corner above is very nice. I was very tired by then, so it felt hard, but 8+ might be right as Leo says. Above that is easier for a while to a fun bulge. We angled left from there through the red band, past trees to finish on Lightning Crack.

By S. Kimball
Feb 19, 2003

How about calling it "Going Postal"...obviously they lost their marbles labeling it 5.10b/c. Ivan, I got licked on this one too! Stamp it 5.10+ then send it....

By david goldstein
May 13, 2006

One move wonder. Did this immed. after HC Direct and before Zip Code and found both those routes superior.

By Shane Z
From: Colorado
Dec 11, 2008

This variation felt 5.10+++ in my opinion. I remember protecting the crux with a 0.5 Camalot and falling numerous times until I lowered down, while my buddy cranked through and completed it. He finished the pitch by climbing the steep corner which had tricky protection. Indeed, this pitch deserves a good name. How about, 'The Postman Always Falls Twice'?

By Tony B
From: Boulder, CO
Dec 13, 2008
rating: 5.10c

I bet it has a name, and I bet Levine knows it, which is to say, I suspect that it will be in the next book. Steve???