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All Locations > California > Joshua Tree Nat… > Barker Dam Area > Lakeside Rock > Lakeside Rock - West Face

Fat Man's Folly

5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British


 Avg: 0.5 from 4 votes

Routes in Lakeside Rock - West Face

An Eye for an Eye And a Route for a Route T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
Coyote Eggs T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
Fat Man's Folly T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
Laura Scudders T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
Parental Guidance Suggested T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
Shit Sandwich T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a X
Thin Man's Nightmare T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
X-Rated Tits T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
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Type: Trad, TR, 80 ft
FA: Darrel Hensel, Bobby Kessinger 1976
Page Views: 685 total · 4/month
Shared By: Woody Stark on Nov 25, 2002
Admins: C Miller, Greg Opland, M. Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer suchoski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

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It's the first route on the left side of the rock. There is a messy approach through some bushes then climb the trough above. There's nothing special about the route, but you might as well do it while you're in the area.

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Fat Man's Folly is the leaning crack on the left
Fat Man's Folly is the leaning crack on the left
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C Miller
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  5.8
C Miller   CA  
  5.8
You forgot to mention the cool move at the top where you squeeze through a slot, after all that's what the route name derives. Decent enough climbing and certainly not a bomb. Feb 9, 2004
Bo Johnston
 
Bo Johnston  
 
The rock is a bit crusty on this route and the crack wide and flared in spots to make placments not perfect. Don't wear a backpack with the finally "birth canal" exit in mind. Feb 5, 2005
Rodger Raubach
  5.8
Rodger Raubach  
  5.8
My notes on this show that it takes camming devices. Needed a #3 near the top. A grunt, not much fun . it's a gully climb. Mar 8, 2011

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