Jump Start  5.12a

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Type:  Sport, 70 feet Consensus:  5.12a [details] FA:  Submitted By:  Monomaniac on Feb 26, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (8) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Resting at the "huge jug" just before entering the...

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Description 

This excellent line is likely the best 12a on the Sunny Side, climbing aesthetic, high quality orange limestone.

The route begins with a difficult, thin crimping boulder problem to reach obvious jugs 8 feet up. Alternatively, if you're tall (or have mad-hops), you can always go for the 'jump start'. A few moderate moves lead to more thin crimps, then a powerful, long reach from an undercling to jugs below the 3rd bolt. From here wander left to a huge jug at the base of a left-facing dihedral. Deceptively strenuous moves lead into the dihedral, where more jugs bring you to the 5th bolt. A fun slab on great rock heads past 3 more bolts to the anchor.

Location 

Seventh route from the right, or 3rd route right of Heat Stroke.

Protection 

Bolts

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BETA PHOTO: Photo taken during the Thanksgiving2008 weather th...	Michael Baker, cleaning up gear at the end of the ...	John climbing jump start sorry for the quality.......