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Monkey Wrench 

5.11c

   

FA: Alan Nelson/Kurt Smith, 1990
Type: Sport
Consensus: 5.11c [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 40 feet
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Submitted By: Nate Weitzel on Jan 1, 2001


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Personally, this is my least favorite line on the wall. It climbs up a sloping shelf (just left of the center of the wall) to a crack for a few moves, but then it becomes an awkward slopefest. There are definitely better lines on the wall.


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4 bolts / 2 bolt anchor (coldshuts).



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By Peter Beal
From: Boulder Colorado
Aug 28, 2001

Having done this 30-40 times, I have to second Alan's verdict.

By Nate Weitzel
Sep 22, 2001

Based on the above comments, I tried route again and will now disagree with myself. This is quite a good route and I agree that it seems to be good training for the other routes on the wall. I guess I had a bad day when I tried it the first time around! Thanks for the comments and stimulus to get on this one again.......

By Leo Paik
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From: Westminster, Colorado
Mar 5, 2002

This was my kind intro 11c sport route a bit back. Keeps your interest in such a short bit of climbing. Beware, Brian, on his first lead of this route, snapped off a good hold before the 1st bolt and had to be spotted down. Have fun but Be Careful.

By Sam Benedict
Oct 19, 2007
rating: 5.11c

This is a pretty rad line. In good weather the slopers are extremely positive, almost like jugs. most of the climbing is kind of powerful and fairly obvious, with some trickery right of the ground and right before the anchors. It also serves as a much friendlier warm up than Power Trip.

By banketh
From: Denver CO
Apr 28, 2008
rating: 5.11+

I thought this route was pretty fun, good warm up.