Good Times  5.8+

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet Consensus:  5.9- [details] FA:  Ed Pearsall & Tom Seibert, 1979 Season:  Faces W/SW Submitted By:  Tony B on Feb 10, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (13) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Good Times (5.8+). Red River Gorge, KY.

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Description 

A great route for sure, but I never understood why Hackworth made such a big deal about it. There are better climbs around, but then again, it is long, clean, well protected... and well, then again, maybe it is a classic at the grade.
Climb a set of cracks to a ledge and shove yourself into a brief squeeze before riding the final crack to some anchors.

Location 

From the main approach to Sky Bridge head left past some boulders and rubble around a corner with a thin sport climb ("Soul Ram") and onto a set of cracks with a mossy section of rock near the ground between them. The left-leaning one on the right is Good Times. There is an odd-looking inset flake below a small roof that helps identify the route from the ground. The thin crack and flake system to the left with a few bolts is "The Rifleman."

Protection 

A standard trad rack to fist-sized, with a few longer slings.

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Kris chimneying up to notorious crux.