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Brian's Song 

5.10d

   

FA: Brian Elliot, Doug Odenthal & Joe Sheehy 1988, Direct Finish: Chris Miller 7/04
Type: Sport
Consensus: 5.10d [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 50 feet
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Submitted By: Chris Miller on Mar 17, 2006


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Climber silhouetted on Brian's Song (5.10d).


Description 

This route is the left-most line on the Hungover Wall and starts just right of a large pine tree. Launch up juggy horizontals, passing a distinct crux near the second bolt, and then mantle onto a ledge with the third bolt. Higher, climb over a small roof and finish up a short headwall to anchors at the lip of the wall.

Like many routes on this wall, this features bouldery moves down low that require one to negotiate their way past sloping horizontals on a slightly bulging wall. The climbing is fairly good on this route, although it lacks the sustained nature of the higher quality routes; the poorly located first two bolts detract somewhat from the overall experience as well.

Originally done as a toprope problem, this route was later lead without any bolts (finishing up Sun Spot) and later still bolted and made into a sport climb. Most recently, a two bolt direct finish was added to make this route totally independent of Sun Spot.


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5 bolts, 2 bolt lower-off



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By veedublvr
From: ?, Ca
Jul 19, 2007
rating: 5.10c/d

Be careful when clipping the 3rd bolt, there is a potential ground fall if your belayer isn't paying attention.