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Baby Blue 

5.11a

   

FA: unknown
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.11- [details]
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Submitted By: Monomaniac on Mar 10, 2002


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This route is located approximately 100' left of '30 Seconds Over Potash' on Wall Street. The route climbs a finger crack in a narrow, left facing dihedral. Eight feet below the chains the dihedral vanishes, leaving a splitter finger crack.

This is a great route for the aspiring 5.11 crack climber. There are numerous face holds and good stemming rests. Excellent.


Protection 

A couple #1, #2 Metolius, .3, .4, .5 Camalots.



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Jenny Schillinger about 1/2 way up on 'Baby Blue (5.11-)' at Potash Rd. Photo by Joseffa Meir, 2003.

Jenny Schillinger about 1/2 way up on 'Baby Blue (...

Topping out Baby Blue

Topping out Baby Blue


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By Joel Hickok
Aug 16, 2002

Excellent route. Fairly consistent climbing, but the route is pretty short. The rests are especially good in the middle section of the climb. There is one final rest at a small flared pod in the dihedral, then the crux is the last stretch to the anchors.

By Tony B
From: Boulder, CO
May 5, 2003
rating: 5.11a

Fun route. Beta: Don't try to clip the anchors from the layback and god foothold. There is a flake at the top of the crack, level with the bolts that turns out to be a jug. Go for it. Take a lot of .75' inch cams (yellow HB's or grey/blue microcamalots) 2 1" cams, and 1 each 1.5" and 2". You can sew it up with that rack.

Too short to be a classic, but certainly good.

Not a technical 5.11a, but certainly a pumpy one. I have small fingers and did well on locks just to the top. My female climbing parners locked the top too. Fat fingers would make this at the grade, but it will be easier for smaller people.

By Sergio P
From: Idaho Springs, CO
Feb 23, 2005

when you are really pumped near the top and the crack thins out you might be tempted to reach left and just grab the chains. Don't cheat yourself! The pro is easy and often so just climb the last three feet.

By Sam Lightner, Jr.
May 28, 2007

I just updated the anchors...
As this route gets more traffic, it gets further and further from "5.11a". I'd say "a" as in "cat".

By Mike
From: Phoenix
Jul 9, 2009

I found this route hard for the grade and actually had to hang at the final thin crack. It certainly favors those with smaller fingers. I could barely get my tips in there! Also unlike those posting above, I whimped out and grabbed the chains. Maybe I'm just weak.