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5.11a

   

FA: Mike Arqueso, Tony Lusk, Mike Witt,???
Type: Sport
Consensus: 5.11b [details]
Length: 1 pitch
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Submitted By: dcohn on Dec 10, 2006


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Description 

Relative low angle (not slabby) and very thin holds on a long and fairly sustained route. Great protection and quality rock make this a route to do.


Location 

long face to the right of Send Me, the obvious bolted .12a roof


Protection 

quickdraws



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By Steve Pulver
From: Tucson, AZ
Dec 11, 2006

Is this the route that starts on the arete to the right of the 5.12 roof then goes right, onto the face?

By dcohn
Dec 12, 2006

I think Fourplay is the next route to the right of the one you are thinking of. It doesn't start on the arete.

By Jimbo
Dec 26, 2006

The route to the immediate right of the .12 roof is also a newer route. It does start on an arete the attempts to lead you away from the crack through a small roof. Somewhat contrived but it's only 5.10 not 5.11.
Fourplay is 20 feet farther right around the next corner.
I agree with jbak, Fourplay is a great route.

By Jimbo
Feb 1, 2007

I didn't know we had four star routes in Tucson. I thought that was more of a J-Tree "five star" kinda thing.

jbak is right this is a 2 star route on the same par with the other routes along the wall.

By Jimbo
Feb 3, 2007

No question about your comparison jbak.
The question is, is it a 3 star route for La Milagrosa. That is, is it better than all the other routes in the canyon. If it is only a two star route then any other route that is not as good as Fourplay in Milagrosa is only a one star route. And any route that is not as good as the, now, one star routes, are no star routes. I don't think there are any no star routes in Milagrosa.
Maybe we should go to an a,b,c,d, add on to the star system. That way Fourplay could be a **/c while Community Service would be a **/a.

By Braxton Norwood
From: Tucson
Apr 23, 2007
rating: 5.11

Did this climb today, thought it was stellar. Felt like solid .11 to me. Stay close to the bolts toward the end so you can do the sweet finish sequence.

By Joseph Stover
Dec 16, 2007
rating: 5.11b

The first bolt short have been 1 foot down and 1 foot right, the second should have been 3 foot right and a few inches down, but I didn't lead it so don't take my word for it. This is one crimpy son-uva-gun! Climb it when its cold, so you can't feel the pain!

(Edit: I have been informed that there is a nice sequence straight up the first two bolts, but it escapes me. I really enjoyed the sequence to the right though.)