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Senior

5.10a, TR, 40 ft (12 m),  Avg: 2.1 from 113 votes
FA: unknown
California > San Francisco B… > E Bay Area > Berkeley > Cragmont Park > Northeast Face

Description

Anchor at the right set of bolts, and head up the face to the right of the crack system. Interesting balancy moves in the middle section.

Protection

2-bolt anchor at the top.

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Moss Slab.
[Hide Photo] Moss Slab.
Onsight-soloing Senior. Photo by Wyatt.
[Hide Photo] Onsight-soloing Senior. Photo by Wyatt.
Analise on the ledge
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Toshi Takeuchi
[Hide Comment] If you stay directly under the anchors, then it's probably a 10b. There is a 5.9 variation slightly to the left where you can ascend using small pockets (don't use the crack, which is part of the 5.7 Cragmont undercling route). Apr 3, 2003
Steve R.
Oakland, CA
[Hide Comment] Seemed to me like the "pocket" variation between the crack and moss slab is more of a 5.8. Just my thought on the matter though.. Jan 10, 2009
Nick Andrew
Las Vegas, NV
  5.10b
[Hide Comment] Really great route for practicing thin slab climbing. The holds are tiny! Stay under the anchor to keep it .10b May 20, 2018
Martin Kunz
Lafayette
 
[Hide Comment] I guess one can greatly vary the difficulty by varying the line between the crack and the corner. Jim Thornburg's book (Bay Area Rocks) calls this one "Senior" and rates it 10b. I heard other old-timers (e.g. Dave Altman) also call it Senior. Feb 16, 2020
Wyatt N
[Hide Comment] Yeah most people call this senior pretty sure some other line is called junior Mar 14, 2021