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The Roadrunner

Name: The Roadrunner
Rating: 2.7

5.11c/d YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 25 ZA E4 6a British

Routes in Hemingway Buttress (East Face Left)

L › R R › L A › Z

	Ant Farm T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Coyote Bait T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Dung Fu T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Feltonian Physics T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Funky Dung T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Gift Wrapped TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Golden Years T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Hernie, Hernie, Hernie T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Horn Dog T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Man's Best Friend T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Merry-Go-Round Broke Down T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	More Funky Than Junky T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Old Man and the Arete, The TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Overseer T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Overseer Direct T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Pig in Heat T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b X
	Poodles are People Too T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Poodlesby T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Prepackaged T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Roadrunner, The T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Rock Wren T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sea Monkeys T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Smoke-a-Bowl T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Such a Poodle T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Sun Also Rises, The T 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	White Lightning T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Type:	Trad, 50 ft (15 m)
FA:	Bob Gaines, November 1995
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Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

The Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent's Compendium states that:
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.

For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/…

Description

This excellent B. G. route begins on a face just below a left arching seam to the right of "More Funky Than Junky" (5.10a). Difficult moves past a bolt gain the seam. Continue up the seam and face with very technical moves past three more bolts, a fixed pin, and supplemental gear.