Flight of the Patriot Scud Blaster  5.11b

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Type:  Sport, 50 feet Consensus:  5.11b [details] FA:  Tom Heins, Tom Egan, February 1991 Submitted By:  David Tvedt on Apr 18, 2006 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (5) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

This short route has one committing hard sequence just after the second bolt, launching into tricky bulge moves from an undercling. After this, a much easier challenge gets you to the anchors. I've heard some climbers hate this route (and would probably give it a bomb). For myself, I think a one star minus or 1/2 star is fitting as I liked the challenge of the one hard sequence.

Location 

Starts upslope from the second platform/landing on the trail up Shipwreck, just above the start for Purple Aces.

Protection 

Bolts (aprox. 4) and Rap Anchors.