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Blue Sun 

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Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.10- [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 70 feet
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Submitted By: Josh Janes on Oct 1, 2004


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Lance nearing the top of the stellar 2 inch crack....


Description 

Classic, perfect, splitter hands on the wall just around the corner from Way Rambo.


Protection 

Camalots: 3x #2 & 3x #3



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Chris Dawson on Blue Sun...Desert Cowboy belays below...

Chris Dawson on Blue Sun...Desert Cowboy belays be...

It seems that the shadow has the better technique of the two(...we can learn a lot from our shadows...more than just the angle of the sun...and Blue Skies to everyone).

It seems that the shadow has the better technique ...

Plug and chug

Plug and chug

Gabe getting perfect hands

Gabe getting perfect hands

The view at Big Sun

The view at Big Sun

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Italian climber, Marcello, placing yellow then blue, yellow then blue.

Italian climber, Marcello, placing yellow then blu...

Paco on Blue Sun

Paco on Blue Sun

Les leading Blue Sun

Les leading Blue Sun


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By Danny Inman
From: Westminster
Mar 24, 2005
rating: 5.10a

This route is great! The curvature of the crack at the bottom makes this one interesting. The hands are perfect. This is a must if you are at Way Rambo.

By SirVato
From: Toyota-rado
May 12, 2006
rating: 5.10-

Definitely a sweet pitch. Awesome warm up!! Shady in the morning

By Jordan Wood
Jan 29, 2008

From the anchor, with a directional or two you can toprope the dihedral to the left. Probably 12- with some really desperate tip-liebacking.

By LeeAB
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From: ABQ, NM
Aug 18, 2008

The dihedral to the left was a really fun TR, did it back in '04 or'05. I would agree that .12- seems about right. Wonder if it's been lead?

By didieat
From: Laramie, Wyoming
Sep 21, 2008
rating: 5.10-

I was kinda hung over when I got on this, but it was still a highlight of the trip. If you have kinda largish hands, DO NOT MISS THIS CLIMB! It's a beautiful little cruise on beautiful rock.

By Jason Shatek
Dec 3, 2008

sweet route! I don't have large hands and I thought the jams were perfect. The last 10-15 feet after the rest I thought the hands would be difficult because the hands would be big, but I didn't have any problems. All the jams felt great. On supercrack the hands definately get a little rattely.

By Bret
Nov 3, 2009

Spectacular route. YMMV, but I'd go a bit heavier on #2 camalots and lighter on the #3's (maybe 4 or 5 and 2, respectively).