Thoroughfare 5.11a
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| Type: | Trad |
| Consensus: | 5.11a [details] |
| FA: | first lead scott stewart 1971 |
| Submitted By: | Steve Sangdahl on Mar 20, 2005 |
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Rich "prunes" Bechler looking strong on the first ...
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Description a obvious line with great pumper climbing.also of note is L.S.D. 5.11c climb the left side of t-fare only first lead rich bechler 1984.note #2 Cross Town Traffic 5.11d/5.12a climb the right side only with a hard direct start,very pumpy to place gear first lead rich bechler dale moir and steve sangdahl 1982.
Protection the usual dl stuff
Devils Lake. Henning Boldt on Thoroughfare. Octobe...
| Devils Lake. Ted Kryzer pulling the crux on Thorou...
| Rhoads starting up Thoroughfare.
| Rhoads getting it.
| Vin on lead.
| Jugs.
| Vinny, eying it up.
| Vinny, of NU Climbing.
| Remo and the Climbing Magazine photo that made him...
| Ice climber "Jugs" NOT in his element! Photo by An...
| "Jugs" with gear. Photo by Andrew Burr.
| Andy Hansen placing pretty pieces. www.ma...
| Daniel Sans Crainte on Thoroughfare. Nov 2012.
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By Jay Knower Administrator From: Plymouth, NH Apr 13, 2005
| This climb is the classic 5.11 lead in the park and an entrance exam to the harder, Devil's Lake leads. The leader should be comfortable placing blind brassies in the right seem, all the while protected from groundfall by a sketchy pin (it actually faces downward). Upon reaching the security of a TCU slot, the climber will definately breathe a sigh of relief before tackling the crux moves. If you can get to the TCU placement, the climb is well protected as the gear from that point on is good enough to save all the children in the world. |
By Jon Ruland From: Tucson, AZ Jul 10, 2009
| "a obvious line with great pumper climbing.also of note is L.S.D. 5.11c climb the left side of t-fare only first lead rich bechler 1984.note #2 Cross Town Traffic 5.11d/5.12a climb the right side only with a hard direct start,very pumpy to place gear first lead rich bechler dale moir and steve sangdahl 1982." lolwut? |
By Andy Hansen From: Longmont, Colorado Oct 30, 2010 rating: 5.11a
| I led this today without the use of brassies and in place used 2 C3's in the right seam. This route is surprisingly pumpy! Very good route. The gear is great on this route! |
By Andy Hansen From: Longmont, Colorado Mar 31, 2011 rating: 5.11a
| I will eat my words. The brass offsets really are a great piece to have and place on this route. |
By Trad Nanny Apr 1, 2011
| I've got some offsets for sale at Boulders! |
By Josh Knapp Aug 21, 2011 rating: 5.11a PG13
| Fantastic route! Great moves! But I felt the difficultly was more on par with mouses misery, and definitely easier than flake route. There really are no moves that you need to "bear down" on. The route is just technical face and with good footwork it isn't super difficult. However, the beginning is a little spooky until the bomber #4 stopper in the right seem. Then at the hand jam you can completely set your mind at ease with a perfect .4 Camalot. |
By Paul Campbell From: Sussex, WI Aug 22, 2011 rating: 5.11a
| To each his own, but I climbed Mouse's years before I climbed Thoroughfare, and Mouse's is only like 3-4 hard moves, besides that; 5.8. Also I haven't sent Flake Route yet because my big ass fingers have trouble fitting in some of the crimp slots. Just another reason to reinforce personal grading I guess. |
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