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My Big Red Catcher's Mitt

5.10b/c, Sport,  Avg: 1.4 from 32 votes
FA: Guy Lords
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Description

This route was established on toprope in the early '90s by Guy Lords, who left behind a hangerless bolt (now the fourth clip) as the only sign of his passing. The route was equipped as a sportclimb by Alan Nelson in 2001. It ascends the overhanging right side of the leaning pillar to the left of "Mama Midget". It only merits the published grade if you avoid stemming the gully past the second bolt, otherwise it may drop a letter grade or three. Nonetheless, it offers a few enjoyable, interesting moves.

Protection

4 bolts, 2 ring anchor.

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Magenta - Purposefully Put In.<br>
Cyan - Scraping the Barrel.<br>
Red - Little Green Apples.<br>
Blue - My Big Red Catcher's Mitt.<br>
Green - Uncle Shorty.
[Hide Photo] Magenta - Purposefully Put In. Cyan - Scraping the Barrel. Red - Little Green Apples. Blue - My Big Red Catcher's Mitt. Green - Uncle Shorty.
A rope on the climb.
[Hide Photo] A rope on the climb.

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Ben Cassedy
Denver, CO
  5.10b/c
[Hide Comment] Avoiding the stem up to the second bolt would be totally contrived. After that, stemming does you no good. The crux is still pulling up and left around the corner. Lingering on the right face/stem wouldn't do you any good. Mar 20, 2011
Tony B
Around Boulder, CO
  5.10-
[Hide Comment] You can make this 10a to 10d, there are several places where the stem helps, all the way to the start, and you can make the route pretty pumpy if you don't do it at all. Feb 26, 2023