The Little Big Horn  5.12a

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet Consensus:  5.12a [details] FA:  Herb Laeger & Kris Solem, 1992 New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  Vernon Stiefel on Dec 14, 2003 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Firmly embedded in the sustained crux section just...

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Description 

Begin at the top of a boulder with a small platform on top (Two bolt belay anchor). Clip the first bolt on a slightly overhanging face and make difficult / technical moves (12-)to a polished dish. Step up left into another dish and clip the second bolt. Continue on thin edges past two more bolts (5.11) and reach a horn at the base of a finger / hand crack. Relatively easy climbing leads to a bulging checkerboard patina face (5.9+). Small TCU's or stoppers / brass protect the final moves to the top. Exquisite rock!!

Protection 

Quickdraws for four bolts, small to medium cams, and small stoppers. A two bolt rappel anchor is at the top of the route. Two ropes are required to reach the ground (140').

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Just past the second bolt with more crimping in st...