The last bolt is a bit wild to clip, but still a g...
Description
Third bolt line (both 12s in between) left of Partners in Crime. Bolts to chains along a hand crack. This is a crowded and popular route along a so-so bolted crack. You could trad lead it but the crack appeared manky.
Protection
Bolted crack. Would probably take gear, but why bother?
In 1995, I bolted this climb solo; Sence then, I have retro-bolted it twice. The first time was right after I led the first clean assent; That day I added 4 or 5 bolts to this climb. The second time I retroed this line was in ?1997?, I added a last bolt because not many people would climb straight to the anchors.FA: Carie and BobMy first Rabbit was named after this climb; My second Rabbit named another climb in Newlin Creak (Bam-bam).
By Ron Olsen Administrator From: Boulder, CO Oct 15, 2003 rating: 5.9+
The route now has seven bolts. Fun stemming and jamming down low leads to harder climbing near the top. I may have done a more difficult variation by moving out of the crack to the right, but I felt the moves near the top were harder than 5.9.
While this route is described as a "bolted crack climb", it is not in reality a crack climb. The thing is climbed on jugs and pockets with nary a jam. Several bolts with homemade hangers need to be replaced, and the anchor bolts are little eyebolts that also need to be replaced.
Yea, toward the top I kind of got lost wondering which way to go. I was really pumped after finishing this one, but barely broke a sweat on the nearby 11s. Strange route but hey, it still goes up.
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