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The Fin

Name: The Fin
Rating: 3.4

5.11 YDS 6c+ French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E4 5c British

Routes in Near Tors: Lizard's Eye

L › R R › L A › Z

	Broken Rope T,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Easy Reach T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Fin, The TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Handburger Crack T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Lizard's Eyebrow T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Parks Highway T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Scales T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b

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Type:	TR, 30 ft (9 m)
FA:	Dan Jaffe 1992 (TR) Pablo Saunders-Shultz 2023 (Lead)
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Description

A beautiful barndoor layback climb on a pinkish-orange arete. Start up a short thin crack to a nice stance at the bottom of the arete. Paste your feet and crank upwards while fighting the urge to barndoor off. When the arete becomes too rounded to continue, make a big move up right (crux) to a small crystalline crimp that resembles a set of teeth. Above, continue liebacking using whatever small crystals for feet you can find. Very nice!

Protection

4 leads bolts protect the meat of this climb while a .75 helps with intro 5.9 moves to gain the arete. Additionally this route can be TRd by climbing Easy reach as the the two climbs share an anchor. Be sure to extend your anchor over the lip as rope drag can be heinous and eat your rope.

Location

A very obvious pink-orange arete towards the left end of the West side of Lizard's Eye. Scramble up one of the routes on the east side (easy 5th class) or lead Easy Reach 5.7 (climber's right) to access the TR bolts. Rappel to descend or downclimb easy 5th class on the east side.