Zulu  5.14-

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Type:  Sport, 1 pitch Consensus:  5.14- [details] FA:  Chris Sharma, equipped by Colin Lantz Submitted By:  Pinklebear on Dec 12, 2001 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (4) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Ian Dory on Zulu.

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Description 

Zulu is one route left of Slice of Life, on the right side of the Wicked Cave. It climbs up vertical grey rock and quickly gives way to a very overhanging swell, which is followed to the lip of the cave. It can also be recognized by a long jump to a deep hole around the 5th or 6th bolt.

While all the hardest climbing hits you on the bottom third of the route, it is unrelenting all the way to the anchors, with an undercling crux at 2/3 height and a crimpy finishing crux providing plenty of opportunity for airtime.

This is a classic endurance testpiece (90+ feet) a la Rifle; thankfully it only seems to offer a kneescum or two, keeping the climbing athletic and aesthetic from bottom to top.

Protection 

15 quickdraws.

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Ed Strang crushing the first crux section on Zulu ...