Rock Lobster  5.10a

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 65 feet Consensus:  5.10a [details] FA:  ? Submitted By:  George Bracksieck on Jan 4, 2013 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

Rock Lobster climbs a left-facing dihedral just right of Thanks a Latte'. After the angle decreases, place a #2 C4 (or #4 C4 higher) and reach far right to a bolt. A long reach to a sidepull and a hard crank (5.10) placed me on an insecure slab and the second bolt. I diagonaled up and right across heavily lichened slab (green Alien), then reached right to a crack, then climbed straight up very heavily lichened rock to the top, where I slung a block and placed a yellow Alien for an anchor. Perhaps the intent of the route setter was for a climber to continue right onto R4, instead of straight up.

Protection 

SR and two bolts.