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Cardinal Sin

5.12a, Sport,  Avg: 3.5 from 229 votes
FA: Joe Desimone
Colorado > Rifle > Rifle Mtn Park > Meat Wall

Description

Cardinal Sin is another fantastic line that takes on a more vertical section of rock (at least by Rifle standards). This route is 40 yards down the road from 80 Feet of Meat and starts with the first couple of bolts on homemade hangers. This route climbs through a crazy sequence of underclings that is very cool and follows this with a thin, non-positive crux sequence. Keep climbing fast through here and the going will get easier. A long draw may be nice for shorter people in the crux. Highly recommended.

Protection

8 bolts to lowering rings.

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The cool undercling section of Cardinal Sin (5.12a).
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Rich starting up Cardinal Sin (5.12a).
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Richard M. Wright
Lakewood, CO
[Hide Comment] Joe Desimone. Somehow Hassan got this mixed up. Nov 9, 2001
Neal Carroll
  5.12a
[Hide Comment] I love this route...it's just got character and a nice flow to it.... Oct 7, 2004
Amanda Fox
  5.12a
[Hide Comment] My first 5.12 and therefore my favorite route at Rifle, but seriously, good holds to powerful underclings to thought-provoking moves to easy terrain. Have fun figuring out the best way to clip the crux bolt! Varied, beta-intensive, and super fun. Will probably climb this route many times over. Aug 22, 2012
Jason Ogasian
South Lake Tahoe
[Hide Comment] 8 protection bolts were replaced on this route in January 2012 with support from the ASCA.


ASCA.

safeclimbing.org/ Oct 17, 2012
Phil Lauffen
Innsbruck, AT
5.12b
[Hide Comment] This climb hasn't gotten easier in the past 30 years with the polish. Andrew Bisharat's comment about Rifle being soft as baby shit made me think we need to erase his memory and see if he can pull this off when he doesn't have the beta wired :) Nov 6, 2015