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Thirsting Skull (closed)

Name: Thirsting Skull (closed)
Rating: 4.0

5.12c YDS 7b+ French 27 Ewbanks IX- UIAA 27 ZA E6 6b British

Routes in Military Wall

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	All Things Considered S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Another Doug Reed Route S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
	Beene Material T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	BeeneStalker (closed) T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Blade Runner (closed) T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Bozo's Bogus Booty Biner (BBBB) S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Danita Dolores S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Decay's Way T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Forearm Follies S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Forearm Follies (2nd anchor) S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Fuzzy Undercling S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	G.I. T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Government Cheese S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Gung Ho S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	In the Light S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Jac Mac (closed) S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Jungle Beat T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Left Turret S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Legend, The S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Mercy Miss Percy S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Minimum Creep S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Moonbeam S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Mule S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Nagypapa S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Nicorette S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Not Worth It T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Nothing for Now S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Parting Gift S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Pink Feat Boulder Problem V1 5
	Possum Lips S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Reliquary, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Special impetus S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Stay Left S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Subatomic Fingerlock (closed) T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sunshine S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Super Slab S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Things That Go Bump In the Night T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Thirsting Skull (closed) S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Tissue Tiger S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
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Type:	Sport, 60 ft
FA:	P. Jarrard, M. WIlliams, 1990
Page Views:	2,472 total · 15/month
Shared By:	Tony B on Nov 27, 2006
Admins:	Shirtless Mike, saxfiend, DrRockso, Billy Simek

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Description

This route closed to climbing and is included for historical purposes only.

A climb with a super steep start and many great pockets, and many bad ones. I recall someone saying once that "the holds are all 5.11 holds, you just have to figure out which ones to use, then use them all before you pump out." That seems to be pretty accurate to me. I was able to do the moves way back when, but never redpointed it. Yet I have seen it done by headlamp at night...
Pull up onto the route above the gap at the start and get the steepest section out of the way early- start climbing and clipping, being sure to get the right pockets for the best holds. The crux is near the top when you are good and pumped, just before reaching the huge holds at the arete.

Location

On the right side of the approach trail, continue 50 meters or so past the Nicorette Arete and look up in front of you. A crack rises up and right for 20 feet before turning thin and shooting up a steep, right-leaning dihedral, Beenestalker (10d). Just to the right of that, through a concave start and up a steep, pocketed face with bolts, is Thirsting Skull.