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Velvet Gloves 

5.10b

   

FA: Aidan Maguire
Type: Trad, TR
Consensus: 5.10b [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 70 feet
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Submitted By: Brian Quiter on Oct 3, 2004


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Abel Jones wondering what to climb next.


Description 

Velvet gloves is the right-most climb on the main face of Black Beaty Wall. It is easily identified by the double hand-crack system down low. The cracks run away from each other as you get higher. Follow the left crack, through the flared crux. Afterwards, the crack becomes less consistant with a few wide sections punctuated with more hands. Keep going 'till you hit the anchors!


Protection 

Gear to two inches. Bolts with chains atop the crack



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By caughtinside
From: Berkeley, CA
Sep 23, 2008
rating: 5.10b

Fantastic single pitch crack. The crack does flare, but the pro is all bomber so go for it.