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The Ground Doesn't Lie

Name: The Ground Doesn't Lie
Rating: 2.3

5.10c/d YDS 6b+ French 21 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 21 ZA E3 5b British

Routes in Overhang Area

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	2 Ways 2 Hell T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Another Unnamed Billy Bob Route S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Beer Barrel Buttress S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Beer Pong T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Chicken Dance S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Corniche T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crack to Chimney T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Crack/Bulge T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Fabulous Flying Carrs Route, The S,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Ground Doesn't Lie, The S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Half and Half 2 T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Handle This Hard On! S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Hellbound II T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Hellraiser T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Here Today Gone Tomorrow S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Hippy School T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	In Between the Lines S,TR 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Intuition S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Mr. Coors Contributes to the Pink Stain T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Mr. Peery Take A Bow S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Mr. Squirrel Places a Nut S,TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Mrs. Hen Places a Peck S,TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Natural Fact T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Off Line S,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Pack 'o Bobs S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Plumber's Crack, The T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Routefinding 101 T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Serious Play T,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
	Sidelines S,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Smear Me A Beer S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	This Ain't Naturita, Pilgrim S,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Toast & Jam? T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Top Rope Face TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Tora, Tora, Tora T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Toura Handle T,TR 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c PG13
	Toura Obscura S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	War With A Rack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	What Line? T,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Wholly Holey S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Access Issue: Please Obey Speed Limits & Rim Rock Trail Closure Details

Rim Rock Trail at N. Table Mt. Park is closed Feb. through July 31 to protect raptor nesting territory and ground-nesting bird habitat.

It's likely few climber go there, but it may affect the adventurous.

Description

Rolofson limits the Overhang area on its West (left) side with The Ground Doesn't Lie. Since there is a good break between The Ground and The Pigeon Pile Pinnacle in the Table Top area, I have followed suit here - for the time being. The Ground... is a small, three bolt, boulder problem (now extended and retrobolted to 7 bolts) that sits 50 feet left of the very popular 5.9 called In Between the Lines. Its most obvious feature is just being small (now less so). Surmount several tricky finger locks passing two clips and solve the crux at the third bolt. Hint: look around. This rounded buttress is something of an arete and has good holds on both sides. I thought that there was an additional sequence to be solved just getting to the anchor after the last bolt. This is a nice problem and is worth figuring out. It feels a little insecure.