Satisfaction  5.11a

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 35 feet Consensus:  5.11a [details] FA:  Season:  When Dry Submitted By:  Karsten on Jan 25, 2006 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (3) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

This climb has become a testpiece for locals. Satisfaction is a thin seam up a shallow dihedral. Other routes are sometimes within reach but are considered "off" to get the standard .11 rating. The somewhat contrived line is usually done with a combination of tenuous stemming and tips locks in pin scars. As the season progresses it tends to get harder as the shoe rubber and grime build-up.

If you eschew the face holds and stick to the crack it increases the grade a few ticks.

Protection 

small wires and cams (offsets nuts and cams useful)