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5.10a

   
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FA: Ruckman, Ruckman
Type: Sport
Consensus: 5.10a [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 70 feet
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Submitted By: Nathan Fisher on Aug 1, 2004


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Past the first bolt and heading up the flake.


Description 

On the east end of the Waterfront, is a bolted route that climbs from a sandy porch. It is within voice distance of Kermit's Wad. It climbs a polished slab to an undercling, then attains a hole. Going from bolt 3 to bolt 5 is thin and consistent.


Protection 

5 draws and 2 more for the chains.



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Tim just after he clipped the out of line second bolt. You can barely make out the third bolt back in line to the left. Nathan Fisher provides the ever steady belay.

Tim just after he clipped the out of line second b...

We don't how long these remains had been here, but his harness was still doubled back when we bootied it from his bones. I guess he shouldn't have skipped that second off route bolt.

We don't how long these remains had been here, but...

Working through the thin sequence

Working through the thin sequence

Grabbing that draw, never seems to be as smooth as you would like.

Grabbing that draw, never seems to be as smooth as...

Barefoot in Barbados

Barefoot in Barbados


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By Bobby Hanson
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 4, 2004
rating: 5.10a

A small cam may be used in the small corner instead of the second bolt. I prefer this for two reasons: (1) I found it easier to place the cam and clip it, than to reach out way right to clip the bolt; (2) it keeps the rope running a bit straighter, slightly less drag.

By Nathan Fisher
Administrator
Dec 6, 2004

I had meant to add a comment on the bad placement of bolt 2, but I forgot until I read Bobby's comment. I totally agree that the 2nd bolt is a joke. I climbed this climb a couple of weeks after I initially posted this route up, and I did it without the 2nd bolt at all. Mainly proving to myself (and others that care), that the 2nd bolt is worthless, and creates a bad line. I was in fact attempting to do it without bolt 2 and 3, since bolt 3 is just above a pocketed/flake/hole thing. But my nerves made me clip bolt 3.

By Peter Gram
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From: Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 6, 2004

A red alien is bomber in the small left facing corner after bolt 1. Agreed, bolt 2 is a joke.

By Lee Jensen
Mar 17, 2005
rating: 5.10a

Lots of little micro flakes for your hands and lots of friction for your feet. Nice little short slab. Would be two stars if it were longer.

By Anonymous Coward
Aug 30, 2005

make sure to do the SLAP finish! At the last bolt, step out right onto the blank slab (left toe on a good chicken) for one final great move. Usually accompanied by a loud resounding "SLAP!!" as you try and get purchase on the buttcheek top-out for the mantle. Try it...I promise you will like it. Watch your friends under 6 feet go dynamic!!! It's a super fun finish to this short route. OH, and throw an orange TCU in for the second piece and avoid that contrived bolt, I agree...

By joe t
From: slc
Apr 10, 2006
rating: 5.10a

The climbing may not be world class, but hanging out at the shady base next to the small waterfall is certainly sweet.

By Bobby Hanson
From: Salt Lake City, UT
May 26, 2007
rating: 5.10a

Joe T., my guess is you are confused about exactly which route this is. If there is a waterfall nearby, you probably aren't going to be doing much slab climbing that day. See Sweep Left.