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Buford's House Of Liver 

5.11a

   

FA: Jack Marshall, Karen Wilson & Don Wilson 10/88
Type: Sport
Consensus: 5.11b [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 80 feet
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Submitted By: Chris Miller on Jan 1, 2005


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BETA PHOTO: "Buford's House Of Liver".
Photo by Blitzo.


Description 

This takes the face/arete just left of an obvious widening crack (High Strung) on the east face of Foolproof Tower.

Thin edges, steep smears and balancy moves are the name of the game with this route that may be getting harder over time as some of the edges exfoliate.

Originally done with six bolts and a smattering of gear, this route was rebolted and the extra bolts added with the permission of the FA party to result in a fun and well-protected climb.


Protection 

9 bolts, anchors (all 3/8")



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By Tony Bubb
From: Boulder, CO
Jan 13, 2004
rating: 5.11b

Funny, I added the Foolproof Tower with the intention of adding this and the other routes. For my own part on this one, I was going to say it was a pile of crap with still exfoliating holds - this thing could go 5.13 some day.

By Lee Clark
Apr 10, 2006
rating: 5.11b

Nice climb - well worth doing. The exfoliating flakes aren't really all that bad.

By Randy
May 1, 2006
rating: 5.11b/c

We did it on a warm day and seemed pretty hard (past 3rd bolt). Hard to clip 4th bolt and moves past 8th bolt are 10d/11a.

By Murf
Mar 12, 2007
rating: 5.11b/c

The major holds seem solid at this point. As Randy mentions, clipping the 4th bolt is difficult and may be the crux or the route.