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Prime the Pump (Pitch 1)

Name: Prime the Pump (Pitch 1)
Rating: 2.8

5.11c YDS 6c+ French 24 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 24 ZA E4 6a British

Routes in The Slab

L › R R › L A › Z

	$00pr kr33m S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Anaconda S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Boys with Power Toys S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Bulges T 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c R
	Diagonal T 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c R
	Family Man S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Film Noir S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Hippopotamus S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Hunger, The S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Just Another Boy's Climb T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	k00kEEz and krEEm S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Keyhole, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Kr33m in the $33m TR 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Left 'N Up T 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c R
	Low Traverse T 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c R
	m1n1-kr33m TR V5 6C
	Nasty Boys S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Niblits V7 7A+
	Northeast Arete T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R
	Pen 15 S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Prime the Pump S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Prime the Pump (Pitch 1) S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Return of Dow, The T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c X
	s00kr33m S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Shalohsh S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Sick For Sleeping S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Sump Pump S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Sweet NiBLitz S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Syzygy T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R
	Trad kr33m T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Undertow S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Up and Right T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a PG13
	Whipped Cream S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Whipping Post S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a

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Type:	Sport, 60 ft (18 m)
FA:	Pink L. Bear, G$
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Shared By:	Jack Waeschle on Nov 8, 2017
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Description

This is a really fun, powerful jug haul. The full route goes at 12c, but this first pitch of the route makes a really fun, friendly warm-up. Just keep the pump at bay on the overhang.