Puzzle Factory 5.12
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| Type: | Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.12b/c [details] |
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| Season: | Save this one for the warm days |
| Submitted By: | Tank Evans on Mar 9, 2009 |
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Fissure grippin' on the rock cliffs of Ooooh-tah a...
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Description An easier version of Ruby's Cafe. Changing corners on purple and green camalots.
Protection Mostly Purple and Green Camalots. Honestly #1.5 friends work best
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By m-earle From: Concord, MA Apr 13, 2009
| I think the FA is Scott Carson. |
By Michael Sokoloff From: Spokane, WA Apr 22, 2009
| OW to tough big fingers to nohands rest to enduro layback to finish. Excellent route! I agree that 1.5 friends work best. I took a bunch of 0.75 Camelots and they were tight prior to the rest but went in well for the finishing layback. |
By Timmy! Tormey From: Fakeville, USA May 23, 2009
| I would be hesitant to call this an easier version of Ruby's since it bears little resemblance to that route other than length. Cool route though. |
By slim May 26, 2009 rating: 5.12c
| i imagine there are folks that would call this a hard version of ruby's. when you get on this route, gravity literally snaps your head back and you have to hold on for dear life. |
By Scott Bennett From: Colorado, etc Apr 1, 2010
| Purple camalots go in well almost all the way up the route. Bring 6-8 Purple Camalots and 2-3 Green. |
By chuck claude From: Flagstaff, Az Aug 25, 2011
| And how does it compare to Ruby's outside they are both corners and at Indian Creek? Ruby's is tight fingers to perfect fingers to a roof and back to tight fingers. The other is wideness to rattley fingers (for me). Am I missing something? |
By Michael Sokoloff From: Spokane, WA Aug 26, 2011
| I agree Chuck Comparing Puzzle Factory to Ruby's is a bit of a stretch. |
By chris Kalous Apr 9, 2012
| Scott's gear beta is spot on. Fat fingies would make this easier than Ruby's and the guys nickname is Tank, so... |
By D-Storm Apr 25, 2012
| Purple Camalots are key. 1.5 Friends might be spot on, too, but I think less so than the .5 Camalots. The crack is mostly too tight for .75 Camalots or red Metolious TCUs and too big for orange TCUs. |
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