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5.10c

   

FA: Cisco Manzo 1996
Type: TR
Consensus: 5.10c [details]
Length: 1 pitch
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Submitted By: Cisco on Sep 25, 2002


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Davy about to get spanked on
Destroyer



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This route is actually on Rock Island 1, and is pretty much right in front of the bridge. This route is also very easy to toprope, but you will need long runners to reach over the lip from the anchors.The starting point for this is about 10m from the 5.7 route called Independent Route which is in Fred Knapp's Front Range Topropes. Start under the roof, moving quickly left and up the outside edge of the roof, reach up to a good hold with your left hand and head for the sloping, right-angling crack, do a hand over hand, and then a strenuous pullup to an undercling. From here, it gets easier to the top. The crux comes at putting in gear in the crack, but it is right at the start. This could probably be bouldered, but it would be a bold undertaking.


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By Biggwave Dave
Sep 25, 2002

I feel this route goes at a stiff 5.9+. A strong head and good tech sense should bring ya thru the crux w/ a bit of ease. It really reminds me of the brillant routes in N.M.; Questa dome comes to mind.

By Cisco
Sep 26, 2002

You're right, Big Wave, actually the rating I posted is what it was before I watched (in horror) some Frenchie with a hammer pull loose a piece of the old handhold because he thought it would fall loose under his weight. It is probably in the stiff 5.10-5.10a class now. When he pulled the rock loose, it created a nice foothold that made a nice rest that was previously not there.

By James Beissel
From: Boulder, CO
Apr 26, 2008
rating: 5.11a

Maybe something broke - this felt a good deal harder than 10c. Awkward and probably harder for those with bigger fingers.

By Caleb Phillips
From: Boulder, CO
Jun 24, 2008
rating: 5.10c

Yeah. The thing is, it's a really short problem. After the pullup to the flake, the rest of the climb is 5.7. The two or three crux moves are solid 5.11 (IMHO), but given how short it is, I think 10c isn't a bad rating.

By Tony Bubb
From: Boulder, CO
Jun 25, 2008
rating: 5.10

Kinda unaesthetic.