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Damned if You Don't
5.12a YDS 7a+ French 25 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British
Avg: 2.2 from 19
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Routes in Damned Wall
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Dam Fine Cracks T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Damned if You Do S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Damned if You Don't S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Day as Night S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Fall Equinox S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Shale for Sale T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Unknown S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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| Type: | Sport, 120 ft (36 m) |
| FA: | Steve Habovstack, Randy Kieliszewski, June 1998 |
| Page Views: | 2,459 total · 16/month |
| Shared By: | John Steiger on May 27, 2011 · Updates |
| Admins: | Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C |
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Description
Damned if You Don't starts with a boulder-problem crux past two bolts followed by 5.10 maybe 5.10+ climbing with great position and fun movement, albeit on somewhat suspicious rock. As Tenesmus said in his post on the Dam Wall page, "It has a hard start with a killer deadpoint or nice edgy static moves and then loads of steep movement. Its really fun, quick to get to and worth repeating." Clipping the first bolt is a little attention-getting, but not bad (the truly risk adverse can use a stick clip). Some call this 12b, but it's easier than Big in Japan and Eye in the Sky. (Date of FA from rc.com, which also reports, in a 2003 post by "fanederhand," that this was drilled by hand, on lead!).
Location
Right-most bolt line on Dam Wall, with the first bolt maybe 25 feet high on a relatively smooth looking face.
Protection
A dozen draws if I remember right, but take a few extra to be safe. Best to avoid clipping the third to last bolt (on the slab under the finishing overhang) to avoid rope drag, but bring a long runner if you think you’ll want to. We used a single 70 meter rope to lower/rap to the ground; a 60 meter rope is probably (barely) adequate.
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