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Beginner's One

Name: Beginner's One
Rating: 1.9

5.3 YDS 3+ French 10 Ewbanks III UIAA 9 ZA VD 3a British R

Routes in The Blob - West Face

L › R R › L A › Z

	Beginner's Luck T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a X
	Beginner's One T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a R
	Beginner's Twenty-six T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Beginner's Two T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Berkeley Dike T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Dialing For Ducats T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Free Stickers V4 6B R
	Frisco Knight TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Hobbit Roof T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b V1- 5-
	Reality Check T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a X
	Return of the Blob T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Safety In Numbers T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Safety in Solitude T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Smear Tactics T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Swagger T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Type:	Trad, 140 ft (42 m)
FA:	unknown
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Shared By:	Tony B on Dec 24, 2003
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Description

This route is only somewhat similar to Beginner's Two, but perhaps easier due to the lack of a steep 'pod' as had by it's neighbor. On the West Face of The Blob, there is an obvious crack on the upper half. Scramble up to this crack via a low-angle slab; mind the scaling rock, it can crumble. Access the crack, place some pro and climb to the top. The route is 5.3 or so, yes, but not sewn up and there is a little scaling on the bottom half- not the best intro to leading.

Protection

Carry a light standard rack.Maybe S? The climbing is mostly hikable, but that doesn't mean that it is well protected. Maybe not the best first lead for a neophyte climber.