Another Roadside Distraction  5.10b

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet Consensus:  5.10b [details] FA:  ? Submitted By:  Craig Quincy on May 1, 2003 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (48) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Guillaume Dargaud on Another Roadside Distraction.

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Description 

A.R.D. is the right facing corner just left of Astro Lad. This route begins with some funky moves and then veers left to avoid a short offwidth crack. A large cam, anything from a #4 friend to a #5 camalot, protects the start. The rock on the first half of the route is definitely a little suspect, but the moves are interesting. At mid-height, cut back right to gain the beautiful finger crack. I'd recommend placing a good piece (#2.5 Fr.?) with a long sling before going right. Load up the thin crack with pro and launch into a fun layback with solid finger locks. A couple small footholds provide relief for placing gear during the layback.

The crux is giving up the layback and hoisting onto the sloping ledge just before the anchor. The last half of the route is excellent!

Protection 

2 sets cams, something big for the start, #2 yellow TCU's fit the crux lieback perfectly, so three of those come in handy. A couple long slings are helpful, depending on where your gear ends up.

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