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Fat Cat 

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Consensus: 5.11a [details]
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Submitted By: Jared Brown on Apr 21, 2002

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Description 

From the massive dihedral, walk right around the corner to a crack on the right wall of a left facing dihedral with a large pod at the bottom. Climb onto the ledge, and then into the pod to a #3 camalot sized crack.


Protection 

Double cams from .5 camalot to #3 camalot, with 6 or so #3 camalots



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FAT CAT as you would approach from the trail.

BETA PHOTO: FAT CAT as you would approach from the trail.

Tying in before Fat Cat

Tying in before Fat Cat

The Fat Cat start.

BETA PHOTO: The Fat Cat start.

Burly route for the small handed.  excellent practice for the north face of castleton.

Burly route for the small handed. excellent pract...

after the hard stuff, into cruiser hands.

after the hard stuff, into cruiser hands.


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By Monty
From: Morrison, Co
May 15, 2006

If you have big hands the crux is the start, but after the pod it's dreamy

By Dpurf
From: Superior
Sep 22, 2006
rating: 5.11-

I thought getting into the pod was a bit tricky. After that fight the pump.

By 1Eric Rhicard
Mar 28, 2010

Wish I had brought another green camalot as getting into the pod was a bit exiting. After that it is all fun.

By NickinCO
From: Westminster, CO
Oct 10, 2012
rating: 5.11a

screwed up the feet getting into the pod and fell. Great climb