Helmet Variation 5.8
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| Type: | Trad, 1 pitch, 75 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.8 [details] |
| FA: | Tom Howard and partner |
| Submitted By: | Joseph Brown on Oct 23, 2009 |
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Description P1: Climb straight up the face to double anchors shared with "Slippin into Darkness". Plenty of side pulls and foot stances to make this a tame 5.8 climb.
Location Just left of "Slippin into Darkness" right below the shared belay ledge.
Protection No bolts, but good small/med pro placements. Double rap anchors on ledge.
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By Joseph Brown
From: Greenville, SC
Oct 23, 2009
| This route is shown in "Selected Climbs", but unfortunately it's only annotated on the topo map. If anyone knows the FA history, please comment so that I can properly document the route. |
By saxfiend
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From: Decatur, GA
Oct 27, 2009
| The old Kelley Guide lists "Tom Howard et al" for the FA on this one. |
By Joseph Brown
From: Greenville, SC
Oct 31, 2009
| Thanks for the update! |
By Coz Teplitz
From: Watertown, MA
Nov 11, 2010
| As I recall, this variation was FA'd solo by Tom Howard. I always found it slopey and awkward, and apparently so did Mr. Howard, who called it "KFN" for "Kinda F-ing (G)narly". Apparently, Mr. Howard climbed this in the days before spellcheck.
NOTE - this is the story I heard in the mid-2000s from old-school OB folks. Accuracy is, of course, questionable. |
By Tom Gallo
Mar 6, 2011
| Great 100 ft. top rope. I would rate it 5.8 X |
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