Walking On The Sun  5.12a/b

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Type:  Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet Consensus:  5.12a/b [details] FA:  Rick Leitner and Mark Rolofson,1998 Submitted By:  Richard M. Wright on Mar 29, 2001 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (3) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

I have been dying to spray a little about Rick Leitner and here is the chance. One mark of a good route must be our willingness and interest in returning to the climb over and over again. I have come back to this Rick Leitner route at least a dozen times. I climb it every trip to The Solar Dome, and it is always fun. The route is on the West side of the crag, on the right side of the overhang area. It begins in a left leaning crack/flake system that takes you a good stance and a good rest before the crux. This first part has terrifically fun kinesthetic movement. The crux bails out right from the stance and involves a few thin moves and a long reach over the top of a small overhang. Bail further right and up to the anchors. One of the best routes at The Solar Dome, and certainly worth two stars in my book.

Protection 

QD only. Six QDs gets you to the top and a double bolt anchor. The whole route is perhaps 45 feet long.