(10) Flesh-Eating Gnats 

FA:  Brian Riepe, Tom MacFarlane ~1989 Type:  Sport Consensus:  5.11 [details] Length:  60 feet Views: 203 page views Submitted By: George Perkins on Jun 22, 2007 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Jason Halladay moving into the crux sequence of Fl...

Description 

Amazing arete with possible moves on either side using pockets and small ledges. At the beginning, bypass the undercut roof to the left (easy) or the right (harder- perhaps with hard moves before you clip the 1st bolt). Up high, the rock becomes less featured and steeper, but only a few moves are needed to get through this part, and the chalked holds may provide clues as to what to go for.

Why's it called Flesh-Eating Gnats ?? Climb here in late summer evenings... you'll see.

Location 

Prominent arete between the two most obvious dihedrals (Ralph's Dilemma and Revenge)

Route 10 in Monomaniac's beta photo

Protection 

5 bolts to a 2 bolt anchor.