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Country Western Swing aka Mystery Blocks 

5.11d

   

FA: Andy Brown, 1989
Type: Sport
Consensus: 5.11c [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 45 feet
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Submitted By: poundit14 on May 29, 2009


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Description 

It is the obvious dike feature that snakes from left to right. Scramble up onto the slab to begin the route, the first bolt can be clipped from there. Move your way up the face on large, not so positive holds. At the third bolt, traverse right to the finish of Call Me Barney (the thin crack), and top out. This is a rad climb that flows nicely.


Location 

This is about 30 feet left of The Rookie, and finishes at the top of Call Me Barnie.


Protection 

3 quickdraws for the the bolts and bring slings for the anchors, to minimize drag, since the bolts are about 4 feet past the lip.



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By Dave Bohn aka "Old Fart"
Jun 18, 2009

Hopefully somebody has tightened all the ancient bolts since my last time up it in '95. At that point, they were all spinners, and I knew I was probably at the crux when I clipped the lousiest bolt of them all.

You might want to have 1 or 2 pieces of 3/4 to 1" gear to protect the crack after the pumpy overhanging bolted start to get to the anchors.

By poundit14
From: Laramie, WY
Jun 20, 2009

The bolts have been replaced, or at least they are not the spinners you described.