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Soviet Union

Name: Soviet Union
Rating: 3.3

5.11c YDS 6c+ French 24 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 24 ZA E4 6a British

Routes in White Cliffs of Dover - Right Side

L › R R › L A › Z

	Chicken Run T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Dover Sole T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Karoosh's Wedding Crack T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Red Snapper T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Red Tide S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Rubber Soul TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Shibumi T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Skimpy Skampi T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Soviet Union T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a

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Type:	Trad, 60 ft (18 m)
FA:	Ray Olsen & John Long, 1985 (TR); FL: Paul Craven and Jim Dunn 1985
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Shared By:	Adam Stackhouse on May 18, 2001 · Updates
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Description

The crack is shaped like a left-facing sickle (hence the name) and starts in a small left-facing corner capped by a roof. The thin crack above is cruxy, and the rest of the flake is quite easy. Gear Anchor, a couple green camalots will do the trick. No Bolted anchor on top.

Location

Not easy to get to, but well worth the hike. Once you reach the cliff base and warm up with the awesome 5.9's Popular Mechanics and Ace of Spades, follow the cliff further uphill to your right for about 150 yards.