Strech Armstrong (a.k.a. Ruptured)  5.12a

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Type:  Sport, 1 pitch, 85 feet Consensus:  5.12a [details] FA:  Houck, Ruana, MaGuire '90 Submitted By:  Ladd Raine on Apr 10, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Ladd Raine setting up during the crux.

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Description 

Starts with 5.11- crimps and continues up to second bolt, then switches to 5.10+ big moves on drity jugs with bad feet until you get back into 5.11- laybacks on sharp crimps then in the rux section where you have to squeeze the juice out of a sloper with your left hand and stand up on your right foot (hip height) to gain a crimp that you can feel comfotable with. then pull up to no-hands rest and relax because you are about to pump out again on the slippery upper slab section(5.10+ 5.11-). Pull one especially reachy move on the slab to gain a better hold and clip the anchors from a decent ledge.

Location 

Second fully bolted sport climb west of access stairs, just left of Team Machine.

Protection 

6 Bolts to Anchors.

Photos of Strech Armstrong (a.k.a. Ruptured) Slideshow

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Nuria Anguita-Bates setting up for the crux and lo...	Nuria Anguita-Bates on the scary upper slab crux.	Ladd Raine doing a little route finding.