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Touch of Grey

Name: Touch of Grey
Rating: 3.1

5.9+ YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA E1 5a British

Routes in Mount Oscar

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	Ben Zen Send T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Bipolar Brain Flush T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Bob Loblaw aka ":Bob Bla Bla" T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Broken Brush T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c PG13
	Bucking Bronco Arete T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Caveat Emptor T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Charismatic Mime T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Coffee Achievers T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Crescent Cracks T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Doh - "Crescent" Direct Finish S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Moose Spirit T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Oscar Mayer T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Oscar the Grouch T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Oscar's Last Stand T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Perez Highway, The T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Randys Super Fine Triplishes T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Raven Groove T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	Raven Ridge T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Syko Bubba : Caveat Emptor's Direct Finish S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Three Bubbas Trilogy S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Touch of Grey T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Wasabi Groove T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Type:	Trad, 110 ft (33 m)
FA:	Uwe Schneider & Nancy Fredrickson with Chris Schneider Sept. 23, 1987
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Shared By:	nhclimber on Sep 8, 2009 · Updates
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Description

Climb up face/slab to the first bolt, 15' up, and continue up steepening face past 4 more bolts aiming for a 15' exit crack. Clip last bolt and head for the base of the crack, crux. Gain the crack to not much relief, pull the bulge and finish up the cruiser corner to the trees or the bolted belay on Crescent direct finish.

Location

Third line over from Oscar Mayer, next to the purely bolted line, Caveat Emptor.

Protection

Standard rack and draws.

History

Uwe Schneider writes: Touch of Grey was the third route established on the Southwest Face of Mt. Oscar on September 23, 1987. We assigned a rating of 5.9. The name of the route was inspired by the "In the Dark" album by the Grateful Dead. FA: Uwe Schneider and Nancy Fredrickson with assistance from my brother Chris Schneider who died in a skiing accident on Mount Washington in 1995.