Heel-A Monster  5.13-

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Type:  Sport, 100 feet Consensus:  5.13a/b [details] FA:  Vincent Bates (Bolted by Vincent Bates and Luis Cisneros) New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  Luis Cisneros on Jul 24, 2012 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (4) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Closed to climbing, March 15-June 30 MORE INFO >>> This area is closed March 15 - June 30 for nesting pregerine falcons. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

Great long route. Best rock quality at the Orifice Wall. Thin and acrobatic climbing, not as steep as the other hard climbs in this area, but still very steep for normal standards.

Very hard for about 40 feet (after the big black ledge) and then is sustained, and thought provoking, 11+/12- for a long ways.

ATTENTION!!!! LOWERING FALL HAZARD.
This route is very steep. When lowering from it, you need to clip your rope back to the draws in order to pull you in, or you will be stranded out in space away from the ledge.
THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.
Belayers PLEASE be aware of this and DO NOT DROP the climber.

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#* TIE A STOPPER KNOT AT THE END OF THE ROPE TO AVOID IT FROM SLIPPING THROUGH YOUR BELAY DEVICE *#
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A single 60mts rope will barely take you safely to the ledge. So IF CLIMBING WITH A 60MTS ROPE PLEASE BE EXTRA CAREFUL.

We found that clipping your rope to the chain draws right before the hard crux is sufficient.

Location 

Wall to the left of the main Orifice Wall.

Protection 

Chain draws

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A Monster Heel	Lower moves, about to start the hard section	Long and thin moves
Not as slaby as it looks from bellow...	Power of Heel-A	crux moves
crux	cherry-on-top move at the end of the awesome and v...	jug haul for once
middle section moves... getting into the crystal g...	navigating the groove moves	hell yeah!