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Bear's Choice 

5.12+

   

FA: Chris Summit, Jordy Morgan, 1997
Type: Sport
Consensus: 5.12+ [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 50 feet
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Submitted By: Dodrill on May 15, 2008


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Description 

A powerful, bouldery start with tricky footwork takes you through three bolts and the crux before easier, blocky terrain above.

Holds have been broken off at the start of this route. Originally rated .12a, it is quite a bit harder now.


Location 

Third route right of major chimney.


Protection 

Five bolts to chains. Shares anchor with NVPS



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By Ian G.
From: PDX, OR
May 3, 2009

Seeing that this route is now 12+ makes me feel a little better. I flailed for so long on the boulder problems crux. It's short, but the movement is good. It would be a burly lead (did it on TR).

By drunkenmaster
From: santa rosa, cali
Nov 13, 2009

when i did the probable fa on tr i rated it 5.11d/5.12a and called it Polaris after a megadeath song and because it is white like polar ice. then Jordy bolted it for lead and cleaned a few loose holds making it harder - more like 5.12a or b - and without knowing i had named it he gave it the name Bears Choice. it is not any harder than 5.12b at most. i just did it a few years ago and unless something else has broken then i have no idea how it got the 5.12+ rating. if any route on the bear is close to 5.12+ it is Jason and the Agronauts 5.12c ish. if it is that hard now then shit im psyched to do it again!

By Dodrill
3 days ago

Drunken one,
A key hold broke last year, so you have some climbing to do. Its harder now. :-)