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Toxic Shock

Name: Toxic Shock
Rating: 3.7

5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British

Routes in (b) Toxic - Tang Area

L › R R › L A › Z

	Dork Crossing S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Even Steven T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Even Steven 5.8 Start T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Geek Corners T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	GNX T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Journey to the Other Side of the Bridge T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Never Have I Ever Used A Stepstool T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Queue, The S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Roadside Floral Curtain S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Say Less S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Slapshot S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Snapshot S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Stinkbug S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Tang T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Toxic Shock T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	TrainTruck T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Under the Bridge S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	View from the Bridge, The T,TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	ZAP! Right between the Eyes S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b

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Type:	Trad, 90 ft (27 m)
FA:	Steve Strong, Greg White
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Description

Toxic Shock is one of the most gorgeous parallel handcracks I've ever seen. For the standard start to Toxic Shock layback the splitter finger crack to the left of the bolted arete of Slapshot. It is possible to bypass this crux layback and start on the 5.8 handcrack of Even Steven. Once on the midway ledge, climb the amazing handcrack.

Protection

Standard trad rack with several (2-4) #1 Camalots (or equivalent) unless you are very comfortable on Index 5.9. If you are starting with the 5.8 cracks, some bigger gear (e.g. #3 Camalot) is nice. There is a rap station/anchor at the top.