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(08) First Strike 

5.12

   

FA: Maybe D'Antonio?
Type: Trad, Sport, TR
Consensus: 5.12 [details]
Length: 55 feet
Views: 43 page views

Submitted By: Wa3lt on Mar 21, 2009


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Description 

The route that started it all - the great White Rock bolt war of the early 90's, that is. Climb up thin crimps just 10 feet left of the Original Horak Route. There are 2 chopped bolts on this route - the bolts, in fact, that eventually led to the White Rock Bolting Agreement.


Location 

Just left of the Original Horak Route. Route #8 in the Crag Photo.


Protection 

It's a TR now. And it wasn't ever a good sport route. But in a way, it was a good thing, in that it let LA climbers really sit down and decide where and how they wanted bolts in White Rock. We're all better off for it, and it's a great example, IMO, of people putting aside their differences for the common good.