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Perforator

Name: Perforator
Rating: 3.1

5.10b/c YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII UIAA 20 ZA E2 5b British

Routes in Long Wall

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	Approach, The T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b R
	Are the Pies Fresh? S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Are The Pies Fresh? (to 1st set of anchors) S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Autumn T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	B3 T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
	Back Door to Paris S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Big Country T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
	Bloodline T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Boom Boom Out Go The Lights S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cruise Control T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Denial S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Fear and Loathing in Nada T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Fire and Finess S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Game Boy S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Gift, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Gladuator S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Hidden Treasure T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Hot September T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Kazi and Mito S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Long Wall Chimney T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Mailbox T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	NEPA This T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Next Day Air T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Now I'm Nothing T,TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a V3 6A X
	Now I'm Something V1 5
	Perforator T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Ralph & Bob's T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Rock Caddie S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Rock Wars T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Route Less Traveled T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Rubus Fruticosus T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Sacred Geometry T 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c PG13
	Samson Face T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Snatch, The S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Souders Crack T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
	Stand and Deliver S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Suction Lipectomy T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Treasures in Heaven T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Trinket Man S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Two Step T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Vector Trouble T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Whip It Out S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Yuk T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
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Type:	Trad, 120 ft (36 m)
FA:	T. Souders, J. Koenig, L Stockburger, 1984
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Shared By:	Tony B on Oct 4, 2006
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Access Issue: New route development is prohibited in the Daniel Boone National Forest. Details

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Follow existing trails and climb using removable protection or in climbing areas with existing approved fixed anchors or bolts. Development of any new rock climbing, bouldering or rappelling areas and development of any climbing routes involving the permanent installation of new fixed anchors or new trail construction requires prior Forest Service authorization.

Description

Just right of B3 is this pumpy climb. Wile the moves are not hard, a lot of them are a struggle and some can be brute-force. I believe cooler weather may be better for this climb, as it likely got its name from it's tendency to create holes- better in some crappy climbing clothes than in the climber!
Climb up a big block (5.easy) and then place pro and head up the corner. No truly wide gear is needed, but a #4 camalot is useful for sure. Continue to the roof up top and pull the crux, a powerful move, and pop up over the top. Belay from some cord on trees back from the edge.

Location

On the right side of Long Wall. Walk past the big offwidth (Yuk) and go around a corner and past a group of several very tall sport routes. Just past these is a huge roof almost against a large left-facing corner. The corner to the roof is Perforator, the "crack" left of that is B3.