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On a Whim

Name: On a Whim
Rating: 1.3

5.8- YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 14 ZA VS 4c British

Routes in North and West Faces

L › R R › L A › Z

	Better than Bitter S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Broken Thumb T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	cTr S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Diminishing Returns T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Falling Apart at the Seams T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
	Flamin' Freddie T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Guilt Trip T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Hollow Man S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Nuthin' Tuff T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	On a Whim T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Pins and Knickers T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
	Road Less Traveled, The S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Roadster, The S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Split Seam T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Tuff Enough T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Tuff'n Up S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Winky and Waxman Go Bolting S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Wrecking Ball S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c

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Type:	Trad, 50 ft (15 m)
FA:	Ray Dahl, Kelly Amott 1990
Page Views:	2,077 total · 9/month
Shared By:	Nathan Fisher on Jun 20, 2003
Admins:	Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, DCrane Page Updates (admin only)

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I believe this route climbs a short hand crack that you reach by clambering onto a 15-20 foot high ledge on the north face of Challenge. It is a short but fun hand crack.