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Type: Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 40 feet
Consensus: 5.9- [details]
FA: Steve Edwards, Bob Banks, Scott Buchanan, 1997
Submitted By: M.Morley on Feb 27, 2006

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Description 

Climb the center of the north face past huecos on suspect rock. Lower or walk off to the left.


Location 

The middle of 3 routes on the north face of LLUA's Rock.


Protection 

4 bolts + 2 bolt anchor.



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By Brian Paden
From: Goleta CA
Sep 17, 2010

As with the three routes on this side of the crag, the bolts are loose. The rock is very fragile. This is one of the better routes at the crag. Fun moves. Soft rating, more like 5.8

By Matt N
From: Santa Barbara, CA
Mar 14, 2011
rating: 5.9-

SOFT rock on this side. Hand/foot hold fell off yesterday (3/13/11). In the first beta photo seen from above, it is diagnally down & left ~1' of the climbers left foot that broke off.
Belayers beware and leaders too.

By Richard Shore
Jul 8, 2011

I was climbing nearby Logjammin' this week and noticed a rather large (and fresh) scar where a ~2'x2' block detached from this route approximately 2/3rds of the way up. I don't know if the difficulty has changed as I didn't climb it, but it goes to show that the rock is very soft on this route; more so than the lines to either side of it.

By David Lee
Feb 27, 2012
rating: 5.8

+1 on soft rock. The climber pulled off a Jansport backpack sized rock and it hit me on my head and leg whilst belaying (2/25/12). It came from near the top and a little ways to the left of the route. Thankfully I was wearing a helmet... some helpful people on the other side provided some bandage/wrap material for my leg. Fun moves with bomber hole holds coming out of the cave at the start. 5.8, PG 13 for belayer.

By Bob Banks
Mar 1, 2012

Strikes and gutters David.