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Diminishing Returns 

5.11b

   

FA: Stuart Ruckman and Gordon Douglas 1987
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.11b/c [details]
Length: 50 feet
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Submitted By: John Bradford on Apr 1, 2005


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Description 

A short and difficult route. Sometimes you just have to go for it.


Protection 

A small TCU helps protect the opening moves. Otherwise 3 bolts to anchors


Location 

The bolted route right of Winky and Waxman Go Bolting and a bit up the talus. It climbs a pillar-like chunk of quartzite.



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By Nathan Fisher
Administrator
Jun 5, 2007
rating: 5.11d

A BD #8 or a yellow Metolius will protect the initial moves. If this route is a 5.11b then Winky and Waxman is like a 5.10b. This is considerably harder than I expected, but I wasn't climbing real well. The line seemed a bit contrived as well. Not a bad line, just not anything special.

By Tim Jones
From: Salt Lake City
Jan 28, 2008

I definitely agree, much harder than winky and waxman. Some fun moves in between the 2nd and 3rd bolt...but be careful, the 3rd bolt is sketchy

By Colby Wayment
From: Ogden, UT
Mar 26, 2008
rating: 5.11b

Agreed. This is more difficult than W&W. But that's because W&W is only 10b. This is what a quartzite 11b feels like.