Flare is one of 3 5.9s in the shorter left section of the New New Place. The flared slot about 15' up is pretty obvious, and is the crux of the climb. Above, the crack is still pretty thin, but more features are present. As a lead, this climb is alright to try, but is a step up in difficulty from the cracks on either of side of it, because the gear is mostly pretty small and not always exactly where you want it. (Truly PG13 or not..? I don't know. Don't do it as your first 5.9 though.)
Location
Flare goes up the flared slot near the left side of the New New Place. It is up and left of the giant skull graffiti.
Protection
1 set nuts, 1 set cams to 2". 2-bolt anchor, reachable from the top, was installed to prevent further damage to trees.
By Jason Halladay From: Los Alamos, NM Aug 19, 2008 rating: 5.9 PG13
I found a gray BD C3 (#000) protects the thin crack at the flare very well. Up higher the protection gets less and less obvious but the climbing isn't as sustained there.
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