Perfect Wave  5.7

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Type:  Trad, 3 pitches, 200 feet Consensus:  5.7 [details] FA:  Ed Webster, Susan Patenaude November 1980 Submitted By:  j.yager on Aug 18, 2010 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (6) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

pitch 1: Make your way to the belay ledge w/small birch tree. 5.4, 40ft.
pitch 2: Move up and right towards two well placed, but hard to find bolts (drilled by hand on the lead). Bolts protect the crux, then layback from vertical flakes to fixed slings. 5.7
pitch 3: Run it out to the anchor or trees.

Location 

Ford the Swift river and cut into the woods to the Nanamocomuck ski trail. Find a small wooden sign with mileages marked on it. From here, turn north into the woods...

bring two ropes for the descent rappel

Protection 

small to medium gear,
bolts protect face moves on 2nd pitch,
fixed slings, chains at the top