Take Five 5.12a
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| Type: | Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.12- [details] |
| FA: | Joe Huggins, Tim Hudgel, 1992 |
| Submitted By: | Richard M. Wright on Jan 11, 2004 |
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Looking at the closing moves of Take Five's contin...
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Description On the tier below the The Radlands of Infinity slab and a bit to the West (visible in the Blob Rock photograph), is a short wall with four routes on it. Take Five is the bolted line that follows the arete on the right. The route is tricky, crimpy, spooky, and continuous. It feels its best when it is over, and only in hindsight seems like a fine line. Personally, I did not find an easy move on it. While it has a 5.12 crux between clips two and three, nearly every move felt like tenuous 5.11. Two feet from the anchor it still tossed up a hard move. If it was longer, it would certainly get three stars.
Protection Half a dozen draws and a short rope.
By Joe Huggins
From: 666 Rue le Jour-Edge City
Jan 18, 2004
| I'm surprised to see the 12a rating on this; I called it 11c when we did it. Perhaps a return is in order. |
By Richard M. Wright
From: Lakewood, CO
Jan 19, 2004
| It was given 5.12a in Rolofson and that didn't seem too far off. |
By Richard M. Wright
From: Lakewood, CO
Jan 21, 2004
| I cross-checked the ratings with Rossiter's guide. He gave Take Five 5.11b, and Rolofson did indeed have it listed at 5.12a - quite a difference. Perhaps splitting the difference would be close, but there may be more than one way to climb the route. |
By Peter Hunt
Dec 26, 2004
rating: 5.12a
| I thought this was 12a and a bit scary: it seemed like you could sprain an ankle if you fell between the 2nd and 3rd bolts. It's not a long fall, but there's a slab to hit. Otherwise I thought the route was of very high quality. |
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