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Teenage Wristband 5.10-
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| Type: | Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.10a/b [details] |
| FA: | Bob D'Antonio, Kelly Baldwin and Brad Short |
| New Route: | Yes |
| Submitted By: | Ron Olsen on Apr 18, 2004 |
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Description Just left of "I Scare Myself" is large detached flake. Climb up the flake clipping bolts to a good stance. Climb up the sharp edge of the wafer-thin flake to a steep pocketed face. Follow the line of bolts up the face (beautiful climbing) to a two-bolt anchor just right and down from a small pine tree. Excellent route that will only get better with more ascents.
Protection Eight bolts up to a two-bolt anchor.
Making the super nice layback moves down low on th...
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By slim
Apr 13, 2006
rating: 5.10a
| Cool route. Neat and varied climbing with a wild flake start and nice pocketed headwall. My partner and I felt it was probably in the 8 to 9 range (similar to Lumina or the new 9 near Swinging Richards). There are always really good holds for the hands and feet, and it is less than vertical. Makes a great warmup for the area. |
By Jason Halladay
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From: Los Alamos, NM
Sep 25, 2007
rating: 5.10a
| A great route at the Darkside! We all really enjoyed this one. The lower half has a distinct "trad feel" to it with solid laybacking moves taking you up and over the flake to a good stance before the enjoyable face climbing to the anchors. Well worth doing. |
By Deaun Schovajsa
May 20, 2008
rating: 5.10a
| This is a quality route (much better than its neighbor - Route Fluffer). Fairly sustained climbing from top to bottom with no real single crux. |
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