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Ain't Nothing but a J-Tree Thing

5.6 YDS 4c French 14 Ewbanks V UIAA 12 ZA S 4b British


 Avg: 1.9 from 190 votes

Routes in The Thin Wall

Ain't Nothing but a J-Tree Thing T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
Almost Vertical T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Butterfingers Make Me Horny T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
Child's Play T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
Chocolate is Better Than Sex T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c R
Congratulations T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
Conservative Policies T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
Count Your Blessings TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
Count on Your Fingers T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
Face of Tammy Faye, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
Goodman's Cracker T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
Hidden in Plain Sight T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
No Calculators Allowed T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
Peculiar Taste Buds T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
Square Root T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
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Type: Trad, 40 ft
FA: Steve Shearer, 7/87
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Shared By: Locker on Feb 20, 2003
Admins: C Miller, Greg Opland, M. Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer suchoski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

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Description

Fun Solo! All there and a real kick. Also a good one for those wishing to lead something solid, easy to protect, easy approach and so on. I give it a "Star" from a solo standpoint.

Protection

This route protects well with a set of stoppers and cams up to 3 inches. Save the your larger pieces of pro to setup bely/top rope in the large crack at the top.

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Looking up route from below. Short, juggy, and fun!
Looking up route from below. Short, juggy, and…
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Fun free solo
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Bill P topping out on Ain't Nothing.
Bill P topping out on Ain't Nothing.
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Neale showing his JT style
Neale showing his JT style
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Kellen Holt
  5.6
Kellen Holt  
  5.6
A great first lead, with almost no jamming needed and excellent gear. Pretty short though, otherwise it would get more stars. Dec 31, 2005
Nathan Scherneck
Portland, OR
  5.5
Nathan Scherneck   Portland, OR
  5.5
Agreed. If a friend is looking for their first trad lead, this is a good route. Mar 14, 2010
Matt N
Santa Barbara, CA
Matt N   Santa Barbara, CA
First few feet are pumpy to place gear for a new leader, in my opinion. Oct 31, 2011
RockyR
Encinitas, CA
RockyR   Encinitas, CA
Was there a month ago. Fun lead! Yes, the 1st 5 ft can be strenuous for a new leader such as myself on placements. Had a great climbing partner/teacher too!! It helped a lot! Overall a great route! May 20, 2012
Bob Klaas
Long Beach, CA
  5.6
Bob Klaas   Long Beach, CA
  5.6
Lead this on 01/05/2018. Great climb for a beginner leader. Lots of protection opportunities for both nuts and cams. Lots of good gear stances. I used a block and a thin crack sitting about 6 feet over the edge to build my gear anchor. The 5.6 grade is pretty mellow for J-Tree standards in my opinion. Scramble off to climbers right or scramble up and left to setup a top-rope on some of the other bolted anchors. Jan 8, 2018

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