The Vaino Step 5.12a
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| Type: | Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.12a [details] |
| FA: | Vaino Kodas, Moe Hershoff, Claire Mearns, 2003 |
| Submitted By: | Ron Olsen on Jun 7, 2006 |
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BETA PHOTO: The Vaino Step and nearby routes. Photo by Vaino ...
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Description Start on the arete just left of the right-facing corner (Jungle Blues From Jupiter). Stick clip the first bolt and make a series of difficult moves to join The Host. Description from vainokodas.com/climbing/coroutes/wakeup.html used with permission.
Protection 6 bolts to a 2-bolt anchor.
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By Kevin Neilson From: Boulder Oct 14, 2012
| What the heck? I've always wanted to try the first move on this, so I finally put a stick clip on the first bolt today, and there doesn't seem to be a move at all. If anybody has beta, let me know. This seems like it must be much harder than 12a unless I'm missing something obvious. |
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