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Backside Driver’s License
5.10b YDS 6a+ French 19 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British
Avg: 2.8 from 4
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Backside Driver’s License S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Seabiscuit TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Seasons of Wither S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Smoking Crack T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Stiletto T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Stonecutter's Bible T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R |
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Straight-In Shorty T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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They Call Me Nasty T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R |
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Threat Matrix TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Time’s Arrow S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Unforgiven S,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
| Type: | Sport |
| GPS: | 44.31105, -68.33734 |
| FA: | John Eagleson |
| Page Views: | 72 total · 4/month |
| Shared By: | Ryan DeLena on Jun 26, 2024 |
| Admins: | Ladd Raine, Jonathan S, Robert Hall, Chris Duca |
Access Issue: Annual Trail Closures to protect Peregrine falcons
Details
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Description
One of Acadia’s truest slab climbs. This is the lone bolted route at the Arms Race Wall. Start up a steep flake and layback to the first bolt. Step right to a nice ledge to clip the second and contemplate the sea of slab above you. A tricky sequence culminates with pop to a thank god hold out left. Mantle up to a nice ledge and step right into the final slab crux. You might think you were in Clifton instead of Acadia as you smear up the ever thinning face and claw for the good ledge you’ve been waiting for. Romp up easy terrain to the anchor.
A note on the name and grade:
I met John out at the cliff and asked him about this route. He said he named it Backside Driver’s License, after a phrase all the drinkers in Tremont say. He graded it 10a. My buddy and I climbed it and both thought it was 10+, since it was harder than Sidestreet, a 10c at South Wall. I averaged it to 10b for the sake of consensus. Another Island mystery solved!
Location
From the main area where all the sport climbs are, hike up to the right until you reach a large face with multiple splitter cracks and a boulder beneath it, this is the Hombre De Acro area. Continue up and right through the boulders, tunneling under a small boulder cave to a vegetated ledge, this is the Arms Race Wall. The lone sport climb on the slab is Backside Drivers License.
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