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Poke In The Dark

5.8, Sport, 55 ft (17 m),  Avg: 2.2 from 41 votes
FA: Tristan Burnham, 6/2/13
California > Lake Tahoe > Truckee River C… > Big Chief Area > Light Deprivation But…

Description

Face to the left of Infra-Red.

Also known as Tangerine Dream, but Poke in the Dark is the proper name as given by the first ascensionist.

Protection

Five bolts.

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View of Infra-Red and Poke In The Dark
[Hide Photo] View of Infra-Red and Poke In The Dark
Bolting the first ascent. Ground up and onsite June 2013
[Hide Photo] Bolting the first ascent. Ground up and onsite June 2013

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Tristan Burnham
La Crescenta, CA
 
[Hide Comment] I bolted this route in June 2013. I climbed Infra-red and saw the line out to the left and came back the next week and bolted it ground up on lead and on site. We rated it 10a, it felt pretty pumpy to me but I was hanging out drilling off 1 arm and my friend whipped on the second ascent. But it's mellower than that at like 5.8/5.9. Nov 1, 2018
Tim Varner
Truckee, CA
[Hide Comment] 2 spinner bolts, nuts were unscrewing by hand. I snugged one up with a wrench, didn't wanna tighten it too much. The second spun the bolt in the hole before the nut really got snug. Climb the route next to it and hang a top rope. Jun 29, 2019
Nik Stein
Austin, TX
[Hide Comment] 2nd and 4th bolt spinning and both anchors are loose. Jul 10, 2020
Benjamin Chapman
Small Town, USA
[Hide Comment] Multiple spinners and loose anchor bolts spinning in their holes after only eight years. Time for the FA to make some repairs to this death trap. Easily made the ten year statute of limitations. Dec 27, 2021
Will WB
Sacramento, CA
[Hide Comment] Overheard at the crag: "If I had pliers I could pull this bolt straight out." Second bolt spins, not the nut but the actual bolt within the hole. Fourth hanger seems to have been removed from its bolt, presumably because it couldn't be tightened, or simply fell off. Anchors wiggle a little but the bolts seem solid. Just do Infra-Red. Sep 5, 2022
Jared Anwyl
El Dorado Hills
[Hide Comment] Hand tightened bolt 2 (think bolt might be spinning) and bolt 4 didn't even have a hanger. Oct 1, 2022
[Hide Comment] Bolts 2 and 4 have been replaced Oct 31, 2022
Mike Higdon
Reno, NV
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] The crux on this feels really hard, more than 5.8. I found this one much harder than Infra-Red in that one spot. The rest is easy. Classic “It’s easy until it’s not” kind of route. Jun 23, 2024
Kyle Bradfield
Bishop, CA
[Hide Comment] Agree that the crux felt harder than 5.8. The anchor does not have mussy hooks, so shenanigans were required for LRS. Had to tether in, feed 55m of rope through the loops, then move the grigri to the other side before lowering. Sep 23, 2024