Rock Hudson 5.12c
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FA: FA: Dave Evans, Margy Floyd (A3) 1985 FFA : TR Bob Gaines 1987 FL: Andy Puhvel, 1989 Type: Trad Consensus: 5.12c [details] Length: 2 pitches Views: 157 page views
Submitted By: Adam Stackhouse on Jan 15, 2007
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BETA PHOTO: Rock Hudson (5.12c)
Description This thin crack/seam starts inbetween the routes Flakes of Wrath and Vicious Rumors (5.11c R). This tips crack ends at the traversing route Flake Out, and finish up the rock on a variety of routes.
Location Northeast Wall Routes,just before Etude
Protection Super thin to 1.5 inches
By Bob Gaines Jan 22, 2007 Dave Evans named the route Rock Hudson. When I did the FFA on a TR I renamed it "Rock Hudson Without Aids" but Rock Hudson is the name that stuck.
By C Miller Administrator Jan 22, 2007 Joshua Tree has the Rock Hudson formation with it's "aid" route - A Bolt, A Bashie And A Bold Mantle (5.8 A4).