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Eagle Brand

5.11, Trad, 50 ft (15 m),  Avg: 3.8 from 12 votes
FA: Bob Scarpelli
Wyoming > Laramie Area > Vedauwoo > Telephone Rd > Eagle Rock
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Description

Eagle Brand is a superb tight hands and finger crack on immaculate rock. Start out of an A-frame, which is harder the shorter you are, and then it's sustained bomber fingers to tight hands.

Note: the Scarpelli guidebook describes this route at two pitches. This page and the Zach O guide describe only the second pitch. P1 appears to start below the large roof feature about 20ft climber's left and 40ft below the start of P2. It climbs up to the roof, then skirts around it to the right before continuing up on easier climbing to the belay. 

Location

This is on the second hump from the left on Eagle Rock. It is the obvious crack at the top of that hump and is slightly left-leaning. You can rap down from above or climb The Flake Route to get to the bottom of it, which is what I would recommend.

Protection

Small nuts to maybe a #2 Friend. There are bolts up top.