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Stiff Little Fingers 

5.11c/d

   

FA: Mike Johnson?
Type: Sport
Consensus: 5.12a [details]
Length: 1 pitch
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Submitted By: Lauren D. Hollingsworth on Jul 26, 2007


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Description 

The only bolted climb on Turkey Perch.


Location 

Middle of the crag, just look for bolts. Per DavidH: This line is in between Steppenwolf and Gobble Up.


Protection 

4? bolts.



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By Jay van Sam
From: Denver CO
Aug 27, 2007
rating: 5.12

Woooo! Maybe I just didn't bring my slab skills with me yesterday, but this felt awfully stiff for .11c/d! Terribly thin in sections, and definitely requires good slab skills. I would probably put this at .12a, it felt harder than Liquid Acrobat - at least that climb has holds. Anyways, may have just been a bad day for me, but I would say this is 12a.

By DavidH
From: Parker, Colorado
Apr 8, 2008

Just a little constructive criticism, a bit more information would be helpful in the description. For example, listing how many bolts are on this climb would be helpful, (I believe 4?). This line is in between Steppenwolf and Gobble Up, yes it's the only bolted line but the first bolt is not obvious. Also, I can't even dog this one on TR so I'm assuming that 12a must be a pretty fair rating.

By phil wortmann
From: Manitou Springs, Co.
Jun 19, 2008
rating: 5.12-

Very stiff, 12-.

By Levi Rose
From: Woodland Park, CO
Feb 26, 2009

I would agree that the route feels harder than Liquid Acrobat. I think over the years some of the feldspar crystals have become dislodged (perhaps between the 1st and 2nd bolt), making the moves on the route harder. Or maybe it was always that hard?

By LeeAB
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From: ABQ, NM
Mar 1, 2009

FA Mike Johnson, I'm pretty sure.

By Pete Gallagher
From: Manitou Springs, CO
Apr 25, 2009

Bogs,
Are you sure? Did you see a hole or a chopped stud. The first bolt on this route has always been pretty high, about 20ft off of the deck - right at the start of the serious climbing. A friend of mine lives up in the Turkey Rock Estates - I'll ask him to run up and check to see if the bolt really is missing.

By DavidH
From: Parker, Colorado
Apr 27, 2009

FWIW, I was climbing here 3 weeks ago and the bolt was in the same place as it's been for the last 6 years I have been climbing at Turkey Perch.

By Bogs
From: Golden, CO
Apr 28, 2009

Must have got it wrong, my mistake, no worries.

By George Perkins
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From: Los Alamos, NM
Jun 8, 2009

You can get gear before the first bolt- a green alien or a TCU or maybe a nut.
A #1 camalot is nice for the horizontal crack up high.
Finishing directly over the last bolt without using the adjacent cracks seemed really difficult, maybe harder than the first crux (after bolt 1).