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Aug 10, 2019
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Someone has absolutely wrecked the Carderock page here. Why is everything under Outlook Rocks when that is…
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Jul 31, 2019
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In 2018, I found sections of the access trail washed away. It was easier to park off the road across from t…
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Jul 31, 2019
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The approach is more like 15 seconds, not 15 minutes. When you reach the intersection, the crag is there, a…
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Jul 26, 2019
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The first pitch is trad. There is one bolt above the corner, but the rest needs gear. P2 has 5 or 6 bolts.…
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Aug 16, 2018
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As BJ said, be aware of sandbags. Great Falls and Carderock, like their big brother Seneca, have a lot of s…
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Aug 16, 2018
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The local guidebook has this as 5.4 not 5.3. A single MP user was able to change the historical grade. She'…
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Jul 29, 2018
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I climbed this a couple weeks ago. Fun climb and a nice setting. A few remarks: 1. If you go by the anch…
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Jul 15, 2018
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Agreed that the direct line is not 5.7 and is more like 5.9. After leading it the zig-zag way, I then topro…
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May 18, 2018
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Not a fan of MP's system of allowing user ratings to affect how the grade appears when one opens the page.…
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Apr 17, 2018
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Guidebook calls this 5.7-. Big difference, I know, but it is much easier than Can Opener, which is 5.7+ in…
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Apr 17, 2018
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This description is for Bastard's Moan. It is an easy mistake to make because the guidebook is poorly writt…
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Dec 16, 2017
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This variation rarely gets climbed, and the finish is dirty, making the holds harder to use.
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Dec 16, 2017
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Warning: the guidebook skipped a route in the diagrams and has several routes labeled incorrectly. For exam…
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Dec 16, 2017
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Warning: the guidebook skipped a route in the diagrams and has several routes labeled incorrectly. For exam…
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Dec 9, 2017
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The trusted local guidebook calls this 5.8, and another respected guidebook calls it 5.4. It is harder than…
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Dec 9, 2017
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Using the left edge is a 5.8 version called The Nose That Goes. As the author mentioned, the rock is lichen…
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Nov 27, 2017
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Pulling the roof in the right corner is a challenging 5.9 variation.
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Nov 11, 2017
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This route is now doable as two pitches if you want to. When I climbed it in August 2017, I found 8 bolts a…
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Nov 6, 2017
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The anchors now have sport clips.
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Jul 13, 2017
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Fun technical challenge. Interestingly, I was able to get this clean but was never able to get Butterfly cl…
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Jul 13, 2017
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Did this with my son and a friend one day. Wasn't pretty, but we did get up it. Not pumpy at all, but s…
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Jul 12, 2017
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I think the anchors issue has been resolved. I climbed this route today and the anchors were in good shape.…
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Jul 6, 2017
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After a recent page revision, the only part of my original comment that applies is the "Bonus" in…
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Jul 6, 2017
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Comment after recent revision-- This is a 5.7 in two different guidebooks. 5.4 Sandbox Corner is much ea…
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Jul 6, 2017
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This is a "friendly" 5.11 because it is slabby rather than overhung and was my first GF 5.11. It…
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Jul 6, 2017
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I don't think either of my original comments comes close to violating Rule #1, but here is slightly sof…
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Jul 6, 2017
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Comments after recent page revision-- The local guidebook calls this a 5.2. Not a big issue; many can…
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Jul 6, 2017
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This is 5.6 in the local guidebook. That's not a huge difference from 5.5, but it definitely feels toug…
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Jul 6, 2017
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Brian, my concern is that for this particular crag, you are posting grades that are softer than what is in…
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Jul 4, 2017
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Elan, the route you're talking about is called Stand Off. It's 5.8 in the guidebook, and I put in a…
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Jun 20, 2017
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Very cool route.
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Jun 20, 2017
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Did not really like this one. I climbed the other 5.8 here and the 5.9 and found this one harder than the o…
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Jun 13, 2017
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Solo TR after leading the first pitch of Abbey Road. Fun and pretty easy, but I think the runout would have…
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Jun 13, 2017
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When I first climbed this in 2015, I did not see anchors above the second pitch, but when I climbed it agai…
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Jun 13, 2017
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Climbed it this morning; solo-led it in one pitch with a 70m rope, rapped on single strand from the P3 anch…
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Jun 12, 2017
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5.3 in the local guidebook. I often used this route as a quick way back up to set an anchor for a different…
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