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Forearm Smash 

5.8

   

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Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.8 [details]
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Submitted By: Glenn Burns on Apr 27, 2006


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Description 

This traditional climb starts out wide hands to fists. A good climb for the competent 5.8 crack climber, solid protection to the bolted anchors. Follow the crack and protect early and often, the crux is the
wide crack start with awkward footing.

  • RCM&W #5, p.115


Location 

Rrominent crack from the base to the top of the cliff, left of Work Ethic. This crack divides the Cyclops Area.


Protection 

cams, nuts, hexes



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By randy baum
May 27, 2008

also known as cooler crack due to the cold air that it emits.

the route is choss. gear in the middle is pure mank. many loose blocks in that sectino. good gear only found in the first 15 feet and the last 15 feet.

that all said, climb is fun. low-angle, climbs fast. jams and jugs the whole way up.