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Stepping Out

5.9+, Sport, 40 ft (12 m),  Avg: 1.8 from 22 votes
FA: John Weaver, 1990s
Nevada > Western Nevada > Lake Tahoe Area > Spooner Crag > Main Rock

Description

Start hands in pocket below 1st bolt. Move left and over the bulge to second bolt. Bulge is the crux. A few more moves gain the third bolt. Third bolt to the anchors is slaby. Great warm up!

Location

South face, 50 feet to the right of Maxwell"s Hammer.

Protection

3 bolts

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john weaver
[Hide Comment] this routes name is
stepping out , another 1 of my routes i did in the 90's at spooner Sep 29, 2010
Josh C
Somewhere out West
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] There is one move over the bulge that feels harder to me than the 5.9 rating suggests, maybe 5.10. But then I also have wimpy fingers. A good cold weather climb since it gets quite a bit of sun. Aug 24, 2011
Braden Mollison
truckee
  5.10-
[Hide Comment] Did this a while back and a large foothold broke while I was climbing between bolts 1-2. Might be harder than 5.9 now but I didt fall when the foothold broke so not much harder. Aug 28, 2022