New Lease on Life 5.9+
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| Type: | Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.10a [details] |
| FA: | Pat Thompson, August 1998 |
| Submitted By: | Walt Wehner on Jan 1, 2001 |
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Description Second from the left at the Riviera (another route not shown in the Boulder Canyon guide). Ascend a clean 30-foot face on good rock, then wander up the slab above (much easier climbing) for another 20 feet.
9+ if you take the easiest line; 10d to 11a if you climb straight up the bolts.
Protection 6 bolts, 2 bolt anchor. You may want a #1 Camalot or similar at the top if you're freaked by runouts on easy rock.
Eric, very new to climbing and doing great, gets a...
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Chris leading New Lease on Life.
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| Comments on New Lease on Life |
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By Anonymous Coward
Jan 1, 2001
| This route goes at either 10 or 11a, according to Rolofson. |
By Jeff Lockyer
From: Canmore, AB
Nov 15, 2001
| A little bit squeezed, although if you do remain stern and follow the bolt line directly the route has quite nice moves and I would give it a 10+ rating. |
By Leo Paik
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From: Westminster, Colorado
May 19, 2003
rating: 5.9+
| Path of least resistance felt to be 9 range. Certainly not a 10 unless you really ignore a bunch of holds. I recall a brief traverse L near the 2nd bulge. Easier than its 10a neighbor L. |
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