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Losing Your Life and Living Through It

5.12c, Trad, 80 ft (24 m),  Avg: 3 from 3 votes
FA: FA - Brady Libby 4/09
New Hampshire > Rumney > Prudential

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Start up the short offwidth just right of Prudential Crack and just around the corner left of Wiggler. Continues slightly left and straight up to a bolted anchor, following a discontinuous seam.. pumpy and powerful. Feel proud if you get this one.

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The easy part is the OW.
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nhclimber
Newmarket, NH
[Hide Comment] I tried this when he just put the anchor in and had a TR on it. HARD, I couldn't even boulder out the bulge above the OW. Hell, for a .9 even the starts to the climb are a bear to lead. Fitting title. Jul 26, 2010
Mike Robinson
Grand Junction, CO
[Hide Comment] Brady...Thank you for the inspiration! I want this route...great job putting it up, I can't wait to brag about sending this.(in the distant future) Aug 22, 2011
M Sprague
New England
  5.12c
[Hide Comment] Who is going to get the second lead ascent? Aug 8, 2013
Lee Hansche
Allenstown, NH... and a van…
  5.12c
[Hide Comment] I'll get to it, hold your horses Mark :P haha Aug 9, 2013
M Sprague
New England
  5.12c
[Hide Comment] Haven't heard of any. I have actually been eyeing it and the Premium as possible projects lately, but a couple new route projects out at Greens are taking my attention. I noticed the top half of the Premium could use a bit of re-cleaning, so LYL<it might need a little too. Jul 15, 2015
Lee Hansche
Allenstown, NH... and a van…
  5.12c
[Hide Comment] High on my wish list. Just gotta heal my damn finger and get back to cranking! Jul 15, 2015
Lee Hansche
Allenstown, NH... and a van…
  5.12c
[Hide Comment] I led the first part the other day to the anchors of Pru Crack. Conditions weren't ideal but I took a guess at 5.11- for just that section. Looks like one comment here implies 5.9? I cant wait to refine it down a bit but I cant imagine it being THAT easy. Once the upper section dries up I hope to put in some tries on it but so far it seems like we keep saying that and none of us have made good on it yet haha. So we will have to wait and see. Feb 26, 2018
Eric Leclerc
Montreal
  5.12c
[Hide Comment] I sent LYLALTI today on top rope. Sent it on my first redpoint go. It felt no more than 12b to me. I think being tall really helps in the really short crux. Really cool route. I brushed everything you need so go for it before lichen takes over again. Sep 25, 2019
Lee Hansche
Allenstown, NH... and a van…
  5.12c
[Hide Comment] I finally got around to doing this thing! I rapped in to clean holds and figure out moves then led it on my first attempt but she didn’t go easy! I think 12c makes sense. Excellent route! Great vision Brady!

I was just looking at comments and Mark‘s question about the second ascent was never answered. Has anyone else lead this thing or just some top rope action? Aug 28, 2022
M Sprague
New England
  5.12c
[Hide Comment] Congrats, Lee, Nice going Aug 29, 2022