Creature from the Black Lagoon 5.11d
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| Type: | Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.11d [details] |
| FA: | Steve Sangdahl, Janet Robinson, and John Baldwin |
| Submitted By: | Walt Wehner on Jan 1, 2001 |
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Seth Finkelstein on The Creature... 5.11d
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Description An easy start leads to the thin and tricky undercling / lieback crux of this route at ~40 feet. The route is distinguished by an obvious black waterstreak, located on the right side of the wall.
Protection Fully bolted. You can lower from the anchor with a 50m rope. 11 bolts to a 2 bolt anchor.
Creature From The Black Lagoon - 5.11d.
| Creature From The Black Lagoon - 5.11d.
| Creature From The Black Lagoon - 5.11d.
| Steve Sangdahl on the Creature. Photo: Bob Horan ...
| Chip leading Creature from the Black Lagoon. Photo...
| Chip leading Creature from the Black Lagoon. Photo...
| Chip leading Creature from the Black Lagoon. Photo...
| Chip leading Creature from the Black Lagoon. Photo...
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| Comments on Creature from the Black Lagoon |
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By Anonymous Coward Aug 20, 2001
| This route is waaaay hard. I'll never admit how many attempts this one took me to get. Sargasso, Leviathon, Mud Shark (all on the same wall, and rated the same or harder, are cake in comparison). Fantastic route! Kudos to anyone who onsights this one. |
By Chris Cavallaro Sep 18, 2001
| TRUE DAT AC! waaaay hard climb! but awesome climbing to be had on the crux. Rossiters's guide shows that once you reach the obvious ledge up high, traverse right and use a piton (or so one would think that is what he meant when looking at the topo) But, just take the obvious line straight past 4 or 5 more bolts to an anchor up top. Also, one might want to place a few TCUs in the bottom section to reach the first bolt- Unless you don't mind climbing 5.8 for 35 feet unroped. |
By Kristo torgersen Apr 23, 2002
| Yo, I onsighted and still haven't redpointed Sargasso Sea! I thought the trick was to press hard with the feet, full on power laybacking. Any recommendations for Sargasso? |
By Luke Evans Sep 7, 2005 rating: 5.11c
| We actually saw a creature (Garter Snake) at the bottom of this climb! Watch-out because it guards the starting foothold! Crux is pretty fun, tricky-pump liebacks but I think that the route should've ended after the CRUX......just my opinion* |
By Robbie the Dog Aug 5, 2007
| I thought this climb was a lot better than 2 stars, especially for the area. Had I heeded the quality rating from here, I'd likely not have tried it. Try it! The lieback/undercling is quite fun. True, the top is relatively easy, but it's kind of pleasant stemming and stepping. |
By slim Jul 27, 2009 rating: 5.12a
| Some hateful liebacking on this mother. Aurprisingly micro-sequential also. Probably better to be one of those short, ball-of-muscle types. |
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