Quest for Balance  5.11b

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Type:  Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet Consensus:  5.11b [details] FA:  D. Crawford & J. Lesuer Submitted By:  Leo Paik on May 28, 2003 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (5) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Subject to Seasonal Closures MORE INFO >>> The following crags are closed 1 February to 31 July: Ridge Two Ridge Three Ridge Four Achaen Prnouncement Back Porch Argonaut Dreadnought North Ridge Bear Creek Spire Details. All East Face routes on the following formations are closed 1 April to 1 October (routes on the North, South & West Faces remain open): The Hand Mallory Flatironette Shark's Fin Finger Flatiron The following routes on Der Zerkle are closed from 1 April to 1 September: Sunnyside One East Face Left East Face Right Details. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment Flatirons Climbing Council Preserving climbing access in the Flatirons

Description 

Combine this with Monodoigt & Thinner and your tips may tingle. Find this climb on the W side of the Hand behind a tree perhaps 150 feet downhill from Monodoigt. The tree close to the route provides shade for most of the route.

Pull onto the overhanging rock with jugs. Contortion or a backstem to the tree leads up to smaller edges on a flake. Pull-up on better holds slightly to the R of the bolts. There is a fingertip bucket near the second bolt best utilized with the R hand. There is a high L step midheight with small edges for the tips. Crimp with some power to near the 5th bolt for a crux pinching a small pebble R.

You can avoid the first overhang and first bolt with a scramble L and stem out onto the face.

Protection 

5 QDs plus something for the 2 bolt anchor