Andropov's Cold
5.11c YDS 6c+ French 24 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 24 ZA E4 6a British
Type: | Trad, TR, 75 ft (23 m) |
FA: | Doug Reed, Shane Coburn 1984 |
Page Views: | 2,382 total · 11/month |
Shared By: | Ladd Raine on Jul 10, 2007 · Updates |
Admins: | Pat Goodman, Chris Whisenhunt, Amanda Smith, Pnelson |
Description
Crimps off the ground to pinches, then the business, two bad finger locks, and dead point to a jug, then continue up the easy ground of Keep it Tight But Don't Give Me AIDS'(5.6) anchors.
Here's the reference to the history behind the route name: "MOSCOW -- President Yuri Andropov, described as suffering from a cold, was absent Monday from the lineup of Politburo members reviewing the traditional Red Square military parade from atop Lenin's Tomb." That was from a news clipping in 1983, the year before this route was named. It was actually kidney failure that the "cold" was referring to, and the following year Andropov dies.
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