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Smokey

Name: Smokey
Rating: 3.6

5.12c YDS 7b+ French 27 Ewbanks IX- UIAA 27 ZA E6 6b British WI5+ M9+ PG13

Routes in Bear's Den

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	Bear Cub TR M2
	Dingleberry Crack T,TR 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a M6+ R
	Furry Thang S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a WI5 M8 PG13
	Grizzly T,TR 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b WI5+ M10 R
	Ole No. 2 M6+
	Smokey S,TR 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b WI5+ M9+ PG13
	Spider Nutz S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b M10- PG13
	Stem Corner T,TR M5+

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Type:	Sport, TR, Mixed, Ice, 90 ft (27 m)
FA:	Eli Helmuth
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Shared By:	Eli Helmuth on Mar 11, 2015
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Description

Smokey is a bolted route with two halves split by bolted anchor on a small ledge. The crux is in the first 10m at the 3rd bolt, leaving the shallow dihedral and again at top of second pitch on the slab/ice finish. Typically this is lead in one long 27m pitch to bolted anchor at top of crag. Ice forms on finish most often from March-May.

Location

Start above broken tree stumps, destroyed when the ice on top of the route connects to the trees and breaks them with its weight. Currently, this is the 2nd bolted route from right side of crag, moving leftward.