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Balance Due 
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Balance Due 

5.10b

   

FA: Herb Laeger, Dave Evans & Dave Bruckman 12/86
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.10 [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 80 feet
Season: Fall or Spring
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Submitted By: Graham Roff on Apr 3, 2006


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BETA PHOTO: Climb the set of slashes on the right side of the ...


Description 

This route ascends the set of short cracks to the right of "Too Secret to Find" (the main crack on this face).
Mostly face climbing with a few finger jams up to the horizontal, then delicate face moves to gain the upper crack. The crux is the upper face section.
A fun route with interesting moves, definitely worth doing if you are in the area.

Descend from the summit of the dome by downclimbing to the climber's left back into the gully.


Protection 

The bottom section protects surprisingly well with nuts and small TCUs. Two bolts protect the upper face section past the horizontal crack.
A belay must be set at the top (medium cams will do).



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By Kris Solem
From: Monrovia, CA
Nov 9, 2007

FYI I replaced the bolts on this route 11/02/07. The originals were 1" hardware store junk. It is now equipped with 3.5" 5 piece rawls. Someone has set a convenience anchor at the top. This is not my work.

A really nice route, by the way...

By JoshuaTreeRunner
From: Los Angeles
Apr 23, 2008

Cool! Thanks for replacing the bolts... Gonna head back out there this weekend...