The Gong Show (submitted as The Flake Route)
5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British
| Type: | Trad, 70 ft (21 m) |
| GPS: | 41.3183, -105.3351 |
| FA: | Bob Scarpelli and Mike Nicksich |
| Page Views: | 965 total · 4/month |
| Shared By: | JNE on Jun 18, 2006 · Updates |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Aeon Aki, Mike Snyder, Taylor Spiegelberg, Jake Dickerson |
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Description
This is the left-facing dihedral below and to the left of Eagle Brand about a hundred feet to the left. There is a large hollow flake that blocks protection for a bit, and there is really no good pro for ten or so feet before this flake, making part of the route quite runout with possible groundfall potential, but the climbing is pretty easy there. Other than that, the pro is excellent. This is an excellent rout to do to head up to Eagle Brand. Different than most Vedauwoo climbs, this has a bit of an alpine feel to it.



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