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Sunset

5.8+, Trad, 90 ft (27 m),  Avg: 2 from 1 vote
FA: unknown
Kentucky > Red River Gorge > Northern Gorge > Long Wall
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Description

Continue along the wall past Sugar Daddy through some Rhodes. A ledge about 10ft high will appear to your left. When you can see a flake feature above the ledge and a gully that will allow you to access the ledge, scramble up and left. This route starts as tight hands splitter and then quickly becomes a flake. Climb up the flake, reaching around it for perfect hidden holds. Brave the insecure mantel to gain the large ledge and belay trees, as well as a perfect view of Auxier Ridge, Courthouse Rock, and the rest of Long Wall. If you timed it right, enjoy the sunset over Auxier Ridge. This crack may have been first climbed by some cool old people long ago, or possibly by Dan Beck and Nate Butcher in 2012.

Location

Quite a ways right of Sugar daddy

Protection

Trees