James Brown is the left of two parallel lines 50 ft or so right 80 ft of Meat. This is another fine line on largely good stone; however, like may routes on this wall, the rock can kick up suspicious chunks that are are a bit off-putting on the sharp end (Personally, I also thought it was spacey getting to the first clip - others may disagree). Lots of crimping on a nearly dead vertical wall with very high continuity generates a largely excellent line. James Brown also gets a bit spacey in the middle, the difficulty does back down here for a short way, however, compared to Sex Machine, James seemed to demand more mind control - pretty cool until the pump starts to set in.
In case anyone cares, it's more like hard-ish 11 than 12a. So don't let a silly # dissuade you or persuade you. Mostly, you just have to keep your wits about you, a ways above your previous bolt...the moves themselves aren't too hard, but _are_ fun. Still has chains (no biners) at the top.
Have to agree with mp, feels more like hard eleven.
By Jay Knower Administrator Feb 23, 2007 rating: 5.11d
This is a fantastic route. When climbers are tripping over each other to warm up on Cold Cuts and 80 Feet of Meat, this route will likely be free. Sure, it's not a great warmup because it's pretty thin, but it gives you a chance to climb a beautiful, long line up a relatively untraveled part of the canyon.
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