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Reckless Abandon 

5.12b

   

FA: Porter Jarrard
Type: Sport
Consensus: 5.12 [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 70 feet
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Submitted By: chad umbel on May 26, 2007


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Mike a the rest before the crux


Description 

A fine route on the best sandstone at the lake. Awesome positioning over the water on perfect white sandstone that climbs like yosemite granite. Walk past all of the routes in the impressive coloseum and end up on a terrace that takes you to the start of the route. There are three routes here. Reckless is the furthest left of the three.

Climb up onto a ledge and try not to blow the first move or you'll end up in the drink. Clip a bolt and do a big move up to nice horizontals. Surf up and right to a nice leg bar and make moves straight up and eventually heading left.

The crux is at the 4th bolt and can be done a few different ways. After this cruise up nice terrain that varies from steep jugs and even some fngerlocks. Finish up in a nice left facing corner to a pair of cold shuts. Be careful while cleaning any of these three routes. There is a boulder that lies directly behind them and it can ruin your day if you get a bunk lower out.


Location 

This climb is the farthest climb to climber left from the ladders at "high tide" (when the lake is full)(April-September).


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Kevin Umbel firing the first crux moves.

Kevin Umbel firing the first crux moves.

Michael Martin airing out a bit before firing the last bit of this climb's pump crux.

Michael Martin airing out a bit before firing the ...