Type: Trad, Sport, 90 ft (27 m)
FA: Dan Hare & Rob Stanley, 1997
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Shared By: Fred Vanden Bergh on Jul 27, 2002
Admins: Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC

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This route is on the lower Animal World buttress, immediately left of Joint Venture's upper half. Where Joint Venture heads to the right of the 2 bolt mid-height anchor, Feeding the Beast stays to the left of the line of bolts on the upper section. It could be rapped in two, short raps if you don't have a 60m rope.

Climb up the fun 11a/b face at the base of Joint Venture through 4 bolts, past the 2 bolt anchor, stay left and up the dihedral (5.8 or 9-ish...takes gear) to the start of the bolts and the meat of the pitch. The awkward crux will call on your crack technique and your endurance, so don't dawdle until you clip the anchors.

Though the rock quality and the gear is good, I'm not sure it merits two full stars--- maybe 1.5 ....

Protection Suggest change

60m rope, 12 quickdraws for the bolts, and mid-size cams (#1-3) for the dihedral. (I placed a red Alien and a red Camalot). Rap anchors.

Loose Block Warning! Suggest change

WARNING: midway through, right before the roof, there is a solid block 20"x36" on the face that is just teetering off, it almost broke loose. I tried to tick it with an X, but it was too far gone, and we were alone. Be VERY, VERY CAREFUL.

Per David Mills: this large loose flake was knocked down on August 6, 2017 and is no longer an issue on the route.

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