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Broken Blade, West face 

5.7

   
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Type: Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 30 feet, Grade II
Consensus: 5.7 [details]
FA: 2012 july
New Route: Yes
Season: summer, fall
Submitted By: franciscov on Jul 31, 2012

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Description 

From the ridge climb the west face via a hand crack to summit.
Great to stand on, Installed a repel anchor made of webbing.


Location 

Broken Blade N35°13.175' W106°27.263'
Summit10055


Protection 

hand and finger size cams are most helpful



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By Jay Carroll
Aug 4, 2012
rating: 5.7

A fun, well protected, short route. I might even call it a 5.6+. The flake at the beginning looks a bit questionable, but it actually feels pretty solid. If you're up on broken blade ridge, it's definitely worth doing. The main crack is about 2 inches, but a standard rack is fine. We left a rappel sling in a crack from the top on 7/28/2012. Make sure to sign the logbook.