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Dirty Tricks 

5.11d

   

FA: Unknown, FFA (TR): Kevin Powell 1981, FL: Jonny Woodward and Darrel Hensel 11/86
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.11d [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 60 feet
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Submitted By: Chris Miller on Jan 1, 2002


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Description 

This is located on the smooth face just right of the leaning block on the northeast face.

Thin and technical face climbing at the bottom will keep you on your toes, and while higher up the difficulty eases the bolts become more spaced and the rock a bit grittier. Don't be confused by another line to the right which joins this route at it's third bolt.


Protection 

4 bolts, anchors (all 3/8")



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By Randy
Dec 5, 2003

Route was named because of the "dirty tricks" used to place the 1st bolt on the route (and in keeping with the Watergate Theme). 2 climbers stood at the base and held another climber's feet on to the holds so he could drill the 1st bolt. Somewhere I have an incriminating photo of these shenanigans. We ended up not freeing the entire route and JW and DH came along later and bagged the FFA.