Bowling for Buicks 5.12a
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| Type: | Sport, 80 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.11d [details] |
| FA: | Tom Kalakay 1988 |
| Season: | South facing, but shaded by tall trees |
| Submitted By: | Nick Stayner on Nov 17, 2010 |
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Description Awesome sport climb on the Bowling Ball Wall (Gallatin Tower south face). Fun, diverse climbing on slightly overhanging, heavily featured gneiss.
Location Look for the route near the left end of the wall with a high first bolt and lots of chalk. A guidebook is helpful since there are a lot of routes on this face.
Protection Bolts. Probably want to stick clip the first one.
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By grk10vq
Administrator
Nov 18, 2010
| great route, great name!
probably the best line on the wall. |
By Fink
From: Jackson, WY & Bozeman, MT
Oct 14, 2012
rating: 5.12a
| Favorite line on the wall as well. 2nd and 3rd bolts are vastly easier to clip if the draws are already hanging. Needing to hang the 2nd draw in particular requires an extra foot move from the shake at the horizontal. ymmv. |
By Nick Stayner
From: The Magic City
Oct 15, 2012
| So what you're saying is.... prehung draws make clips easier? :) |
By kozzybear
From: Oconomowoc, WI
Nov 18, 2012
| Comments on the route just to the right, Bull in a China Closet? |
By Nick Stayner
From: The Magic City
Nov 18, 2012
| re: Bull in a China Closet- I tried it once a couple years ago and didn't like it near as much as the others on the wall. Thought the bolting was a little off setting up some really odd clips. Never got back on it.
Others seem to like it though! |
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