Love Handles 5.9+
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| Type: | Sport, 45 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.9+ [details] |
| FA: | Karl Kiser, Noah Monagle & Zack Kane: summer 2012 |
| New Route: | Yes |
| Submitted By: | Karl Kiser on Jun 28, 2012 |
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BETA PHOTO: Love Handles, the general line.
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Description There is a low crux and a higher crux. The jugs are too much fun. It is better to clip a long sling to the second bolt. Additionally, it is useful for the belayer to have Tevas (standing in the stream is a better belay for the bottom bolts).
Location Look for the light and dark streaks a little right of the hard routes where the stream is narrow. One can step from a rock to a good shelf where the climb begins.
Protection Bolts to anchor and chains. Rap the route but give the rope a good jerk to keep it out of the water.
Noah Monagle on Love Handles--photo by Zack Kane.
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By Jason Halladay
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From: Los Alamos, NM
Jun 29, 2012
rating: 5.10a
| Fun route and cool holds that will certainly get better as it cleans up. I added lowering biners to the chains. Hope that's cool, Karl. |
By Karl Kiser
Jun 30, 2012
| Thanks Jason, we did not have the exact lengths of chain. Enjoy the shady side. |
By Philip Schneberger
Sep 16, 2012
rating: 5.9
| Route gets better everytime i'm on it. Seems that there is two ways of going about it after the second bolt. Either stay on the light colored rock which is 9+ or head onto the black rock which is 9/9- in my opinion. Great route, thanks for setting it up! |
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