Mark of the Beast
5.13b YDS 8a French 29 Ewbanks IX+ UIAA 30 ZA E7 6c British
Avg: 4 from 4 votes
Type: | Trad, 500 ft (152 m), 6 pitches |
FA: | P1 (Aint That A Bitch) Dale Bard. P2 (Dividing Line 5.13) Mikey Schaefer. Upper pitches (Psycho Bitch) Kevin Andrews. FFA 'Mark of the Beast' M Earle |
Page Views: | 5,774 total · 52/month |
Shared By: | Mason Earle on Apr 10, 2015 · Updates |
Admins: | Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
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Description
A short, action packed route. The upper pitches are STEEP! The following description is from Amity Warme...
You get a mellow 12a pitch to start, then launch into the business - a splitter that nearly seams out, but has just enough for it to go free at 13b. At the crux, you end up liebacking, working your feet up on the face, and reaching high into the "pencil sharpener" finger lock - really only enough for the first knuckle of your index finger. You build your feet and dive into a proper finger lock, then waltz your way up a corner before a final slab exit move threatens to derail your send. Pitch 3 starts with steep, spicy moves off the belay, then transitions to technical stemming and a spunky exit sequence. Pitch 4 turns a corner then entails a campusy traverse along a rail with smeary feet and a final insecure mantle move over a 000 c3. Pitch 5 really kicks back with overhung stemming into a rowdy, physical undercling traverse ending in a blind reach to a finger lock. Wild! Finally, pitch 6 doesn't let you out easy! A dynamic boulder problem tamed by heel hook trickery deposits you at a real life granite tufa. Due to impending pump, I wasn't even able to clip the fixed pin mid boulder problem crux, leaving me with an exciting run out. From the tufa, get your toes (and head) ready for the final stretch of cryptic slab dancing to the summit.
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