Bond Street  5.9

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Type:  Trad, 2 pitches, 75 feet Consensus:  5.9- [details] FA:  Submitted By:  rdlennon on Dec 13, 2008 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (8) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Bond Street

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This stunning hand crack splits the middle of London Wall. A pure, aesthetic classic and a fine test of jamming ability. The crack starts as wide fists and, after 30 feet of beautiful hand and fist jams, narrows to fingers near the crux, which involves a move into a niche. Climbing above the niche is substantially easier but less straightforward. The pitch 1 belay is on a good ledge with poor gear on top of the crack. Pitch 2 is a dirty scramble off to the right (still has technical moves; stay roped up).

A great climb; certainly one of the best at Millstone.

Location 

Right of Embankment Wall. Splitter hand crack right in the middle of the face.

Protection 

Takes whatever you'll give it. From a 3.5 camalot down to small wires, protection is good throughout. Except at the belay.

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BETA PHOTO: Upper part of Bond Street. The crux is getting int...

Sergei on the classic Bond Street, May, 2006. Phot...