Practice Run  5.8

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Type:  Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet Consensus:  5.8 [details] FA:  Mike Lane's bolts, Tod Anderson's anchors? Submitted By:  Mark Roth on Oct 12, 2010 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (17) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Follow the 2nd bolt line from the right. Short cruxes are encountered at the overhangs which are easier if tall (still fun for the small though). Head up the face aiming for the center of a small arch. The yellow lichen bulge is the first difficulty, then pull over the arch onto really cool chicken heads, and head up and slightly right to a shared anchor. Clipping the anchor is probably the real crux, since everything is a little sloping and insecure (compared to all the in-cut holds to which you are now accustomed)....

Location 

This is the 2nd bolt line from the right.

Protection 

Bolts, 2 bolt anchor (one Metolius rap hanger and one cold shut).

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Start is just right of guy @ bottom, anchor can be...