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Box Lunch

5.8-, Trad, 50 ft (15 m),  Avg: 2.1 from 38 votes
FA: unknown
Alabama > Palisades Park

Description

Another Palisades sandbag (rated 5.7 in the guide), Box Lunch is a fun challenge on lead.

Easy climbing on horizontals leads to a thin face about two-thirds of the way up. A jagged vertical crack in the face is the crux; look for a great captured nut placement here. A generous horizontal crack provides a good rest stop after the strenuous crux move, as well as a vital placement to protect the finish. Move up on slopers to the top.

Location

Located in the Pillar Wall section, just right of the leaning pillar.

Protection

Gear up to #2 Camalot; good nut placements at the crux. Anchor to trees at the top.

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Photo of the route. Crux is pulling the small roof in the upper part of the route. If you are tall this its easy, if you are short plan on throwing in some crack jams. Go straight up on sloping holds after this and right of the roof.
[Hide Photo] Photo of the route. Crux is pulling the small roof in the upper part of the route. If you are tall this its easy, if you are short plan on throwing in some crack jams. Go straight up on sloping…
Elise Gard Cleaning Box Lunch
[Hide Photo] Elise Gard Cleaning Box Lunch
Blue = Box Lunch (5.8); Red = Foton's Finish (5.9 in guidebook)
[Hide Photo] Blue = Box Lunch (5.8); Red = Foton's Finish (5.9 in guidebook)
Getting some gear in before the crux.
[Hide Photo] Getting some gear in before the crux.
Working up the crack
[Hide Photo] Working up the crack

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BirminghamBen
Birmingham, AL
  5.7
[Hide Comment] Rope Soloed this one last November. Good gear before the vertical crack is key to protect a potentially unpleasant fall.

This is a solid 5.6....maybe easier. Mar 12, 2007
Stonyman Killough
Alabama
[Hide Comment] Get good placement before the crack runs out at the top. Kinda slopey after that. Oct 27, 2008
Josh Gray
Windsor, CO
  5.8-
[Hide Comment] This route is definitely tougher for someone shorter than 6' Sep 15, 2009
Nathan Self
Louisiana
  5.8-
[Hide Comment] New anchors at the top. Mar 7, 2012
Mattisadude
  5.8
[Hide Comment] good small/med nut placements before the crack. Seemed like #1BD was the biggest cam I could use (iffy placement in the crack itself). May 13, 2015