AWOL 

FA:  Mark Williams, Porter Jarrard, 1990 Type:  Sport Consensus:  5.10a [details] Length:  50 feet Views: 772 page views Submitted By: Chris Chaney on Oct 31, 2006 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Ray Ellington pulling on fantastic pockets on AWOL

Description 

Brilliant stone, great moves and your belayer will be blocking the trail, so anyone who wanders up to the wall will be forced to watch you climb this route.

AWOL is one of the best known routes at the grade in the RRG.

This was my first 5.10 redpoint and I had been terribly intimidated by the finishing moves for a long time. It was very tricky to find my way through all the chalked up crimps while pumped silly.

But then one night I had a dream where I flowed effortlessly through the final sequence and I sent the route the next day.

Location 

When the trail reaches the main wall, AWOL is the first sport route you'll encounter.

Protection 

Bolts, bolted anchors

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C. Chaney near the anchors of AWOL

Tony Reynaldo high on AWOL