Last Laugh  5.11a

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Type:  Trad, TR, 1 pitch Consensus:  5.11a [details] FA:  D. Hare, 1995 Submitted By:  Tony B on Sep 19, 2001 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (5) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Mark climbing to the left of Grins to get a start ...

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This climb is pretty fun and pretty technical.

Start this climb as for Grins, climbing that route to the top of the "tooth," about 50 feet up. Step to the left and clip a bolt, or [vice] versa and do the crux move to establish yourself just left of the arete. Climb up at the edge of the arete past two more bolts with a second crux above the last bolt. Finish on a ledge with a 2-bolt anchor & walk off or rap.

Protection 

Standard light rack up to 3" plus 3 bolts for the 5.11 section. [Rossiter] calls for large RPs, but I think you're just as well going for it on the standard rack and trusting the bolts to catch you; it is not really runout.

This is a reasonable top-rope to set from near the top of Grins, but would require a scramble to get to if starting frow the top of the cliff.

You may need a 60m rope to TR this climb or to lower off.

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