Battle of the Bulge
5.11b YDS 6c French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E3 5c British R
Avg: 1 from 2 votes
Type: | Trad, TR, 70 ft (21 m) |
FA: | unknown, 1970s |
Page Views: | 618 total · 3/month |
Shared By: | George Perkins on Aug 26, 2008 |
Admins: | Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown |
Description
Interesting cruxes and some harder climbing for this end of the cliff. Kind of contrived, with some questionable flakes.
Start with a slippery stemming problem just to the right of Barlow's Buttress, with a move onto some crumbly holds to a so-so rest below the bulge.
The guide says the next bulge following a thin seam is the crux. This part doesn’t look to have good pro. Perhaps you could bypass this part by climbing the next crack left instead.
Turn a small roof on good hand jams, and continue up a slab with lots of pockets, avoiding the large roof above on the right.
Doing the 1st half of Barlows Buttress and the top half of this climb may be the easiest combination of these two routes (but still 5.9+ or so).
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