Chompin' at the Cholla
5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British
| Type: | Sport, 55 ft (17 m) |
| GPS: | 38.63066, -105.21961 |
| FA: | Pat & Rick Thompson, John Welchhans, 2000 |
| Page Views: | 4,156 total · 14/month |
| Shared By: | Old Fart aka Dave Bohn on Apr 30, 2002 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Description
A great easy climb with 2 distinctly different halves. To get maximum value out of this short route try to avoid using the broken pillar just a few feet to the right. Start up the wickedly sharp, black slab just right of Don't be Messin' with Ma Moves. With blinders on, slab up on a mixture of jugs and pockets with a few, thin, balance moves tossed in. Then, suddenly the rock gets pretty good and steepens to a really fun roof with hand-jugs and feet so perfectly placed you'd think you were in a gym! If not for the sharp start and the shortness of this route, I'd have called this 3 stars, but still a must do at this grade.



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