Monkey Wrench 5.11c
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| Type: | Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.11c [details] |
| FA: | Alan Nelson/Kurt Smith, 1990 |
| Submitted By: | Nate Weitzel on Jan 1, 2001 |
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Sam on Monkey Wrench.
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Description Personally, this is my least favorite line on the wall. It climbs up a sloping shelf (just left of the center of the wall) to a crack for a few moves, but then it becomes an awkward slopefest. There are definitely better lines on the wall.
Protection 4 bolts / 2 bolt anchor (coldshuts).
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| Comments on Monkey Wrench |
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By Peter Beal From: Boulder Colorado Aug 28, 2001
| Having done this 30-40 times, I have to second Alan's verdict. |
By Nate Weitzel Sep 22, 2001
| Based on the above comments, I tried route again and will now disagree with myself. This is quite a good route and I agree that it seems to be good training for the other routes on the wall. I guess I had a bad day when I tried it the first time around! Thanks for the comments and stimulus to get on this one again....... |
By Leo Paik Administrator From: Westminster, Colorado Mar 5, 2002
| This was my kind intro 11c sport route a bit back. Keeps your interest in such a short bit of climbing. Beware, Brian, on his first lead of this route, snapped off a good hold before the 1st bolt and had to be spotted down. Have fun but Be Careful. |
By Sam Benedict From: Denver, CO Oct 19, 2007 rating: 5.11c
| This is a pretty rad line. In good weather the slopers are extremely positive, almost like jugs. most of the climbing is kind of powerful and fairly obvious, with some trickery right of the ground and right before the anchors. It also serves as a much friendlier warm up than Power Trip. |
By Jay Samuelson From: Denver CO Apr 28, 2008 rating: 5.11+
| I thought this route was pretty fun, good warm up. |
By Harald Harb From: Dumont Oct 28, 2009 rating: 5.11c PG13
| I started climbing the Anarchy wall this summer. Found Monkey Wrench fun and challenging. Once you figure out the feet on the first rail, it's great, working to the top ledge another left moving rail but shorter, great gymnastic change of pace climb. |
By Brent Walker May 27, 2012
| I replaced the biners up top with a couple of my own, as they were getting dangerously worn. They won't last all that long, but I'm poor, and it was all I had. |
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