Type: | Sport, 45 ft (14 m) |
FA: | Rich Bechler 1980’s |
Page Views: | 5,482 total · 24/month |
Shared By: | JJ Schlick on Sep 10, 2006 |
Admins: | Doug Hemken, James Schroeder, chris tregge, Ben Strobel, Kyle Harding |
Description
A surprisingly good line originally lead on gear and a bit wandery. The retro bolted version takes on the plumb line. The route offers quality moves on good stone and is also a good warm up for the harder lines nearby.
Some hard moves off the deck take you to some jugs and past the first two bolts. The third bolt is a horizontally reachy clip (hollow rock closer in). Some crimps, a finger lock, and a good side pull take you up to some jugs and a mantley finish.
Early Times is a cheap whiskey and a subtle salute to the DLFA and the bravado of Rich who would lead anything back in the day whether the gear was there or not. Often with a belly full of swill. I think he’d be happy to see so many people climbing this line. And I bet it does see gear ascents every now and then.
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