Subterranean Homesick Blues  5.12-

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Type:  Trad, Sport, 2 pitches, 180 feet Consensus:  5.12- [details] FA:  P1: Bob D'Antonio & Greg Hand P2: Bob D'Antonio & Ron Olsen New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  Ron Olsen on Jun 19, 2006 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (4) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: Subterranean Homesick Blues. Climb the slab right...

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Description 

Great slab climbing on a nicely featured wall.

Pitch 1: 11b/c Climb up and over a small roof (gear) and make a weird move to the first bolt. Crank up a seam past several bolts with dicey moves. At the sixth bolt, make a hard move straight up, and then continue straight up (gear & bolts) the cool slab to a two-bolt anchor. 100 feet.

Crossing the river in high water was the crux for me.

Pitch 2: 5.12a Blonde on Blonde pitch: Bob D'Antonio & Ron Olsen: Crank up a flake and seam past two bolts, make a very hard slab move clipping and moving past the third bolt. Cool climbing past five more bolts leads to a two-bolt anchor.

Rap the route doing two-single rope rappels.

Great route that will only get better with a little more cleaning.

Location 

Start about 100 feet right of Country Club Crack at a one-bolt anchor (to keep you and the belayer out of the river). Rap from two two-bolt anchors.

Protection 

12 quickdraws plus gear to a purple (0.5) Camalot.

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BETA PHOTO: Pitch 1 - A=anchor. Gear needed before 1st bolt an...	Bob hiking back to car after first ascent.	BETA PHOTO: Water World and Subterranean Homesick Blues. Wate...