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Grumpy Old Men

Name: Grumpy Old Men
Rating: 2.7

5.10- YDS 6a French 18 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 18 ZA E1 5a British

Routes in Prophesy Wall

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	Antivaxers S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Beware of the Gong T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Book of Prophesy Var., The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Breaking the Sabbath S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Caging the Zealot S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Choo Choo Express T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Conditional Bliss S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Dark Prophet S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Delta Variant S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Easier for a Camel TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Elizabeth Blue Moss S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Equanimity S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	False Prophets S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Gordian Knot S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Grumpy Old Men S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Harbingers S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Harsh Reality S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Hunger + Thirst After TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Idle Chatter TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Interview with a Psychopath T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	King Bolete S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Long Time Coming S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Lunatic Cry T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Misfit Prophets S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Mystic Dictator S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Non-Technical Church Socks T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Omens S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Omicron Variant BA.2 S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Past Lives S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Persecuted for Righteousness TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Prescience S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Pro Choices S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Put up or shut up T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Quarantine S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Remains to be Seen S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Roofs of Jericho, The S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Schizuphoric TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Secrets of Fatima, The S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Seer Stone S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Ship of Fools S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Social Distancing S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Soffit of Jericho, The S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Softscrub TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Sticky Revelations S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Technical Knee-Highs S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Thieves Karma S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	True Believers TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Unforeseen Resistance S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Visionaries, The S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Wafer Wash S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Whatever Happens...Happens (aka. Watermelon Wishes and 40oz dreams) T,S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Wooden Hammer T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Wuhan Bat Cave S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Type:	Sport, 110 ft (33 m), 2 pitches
FA:	T Goss, D. Biniaz
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Shared By:	darrell hodges on Apr 12, 2010 · Updates
Admins:	Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: Do not camp on the land below and west of the crag. It is private property and is now posted. Details

Continue down the road about another mile toward the double camelback formation near Gunlock. This is BLM owned land, and offers parking and dispersed camping where you won't be the guy to get the Prophesy closed to climbing.

Description

P1: Ascend what looks like a wide crack with Stegosauraus backplates sticking out of it. The spines are a very unique feature- the likes of which I have never seen. They looked delicate but we didn't break any off. They give you a series of jugs and good feet until they peter out near the top.Most of the climb is pretty easy with a reachy 5.9 crux near the top. Fun fun fun! (110ft)

P2: Ascend a series of softer, more fragile crimps and edges through a small roof, paw around for the solid stuff, then continue to fire the face towards more varnished and secure ground. Cool plates of hard sandstone litter the upper headwall. Persevere and be rewarded. Sketchy fun fun! (90ft)

The climb goes for two pitches. Good if run as a single or mulit-pitch.

Location

Middle of the wall.
As you approach you will see a light colored, slopey looking and pretty featureless wall and you might wonder how there could be a 5.9 there. You don't see the flakes sticking out until you get closer. Look up for the first bolt. It's about 20-25 feet off the ground.