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The Sting

Name: The Sting
Rating: 3.5

5.11d YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British

Routes in j. The Yellow Wall and The Seasons

L › R R › L A › Z

	48 T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	49 T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Airy Aria T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Amor Conditionnel T,TR 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R
	Asil T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Beta Blocker T,TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
	Blistered Toe T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Bold-Ville T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Boldina T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Boulderville T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Broken Hammer T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Carbs and Caffeine T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Darey Area T,TR 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b X
	Dissonance T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Double Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Fall, The T,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
	Fillipina T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Full Face (pitch 2 only) T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	High Jinx T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Ivan and the Saum T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Lady's Lament-Boldville T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Lisa T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Lito and the Swan T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Los Tres Cabrones T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Lost in Yellow T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Manly, Yes, But I Like It Too T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b X
	Mona T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	No Man's Land T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Nose, The T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Oblique Twique T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Prick, The T,TR 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b PG13
	Scary Area T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R
	Shit Creek T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Spring-Winter, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Sting, The T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Summer, The T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a X
	Tiers of Fear T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Torture Garden T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Tweak or Freak T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Unslung Heroes T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
	Uphill all the Way AKA The Man Who Fell to Earth T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Vader T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Ventre de Boeuf T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Wasp Stop T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Winter-Spring, The T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Yellow Wall, The T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13

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Type:	Trad
GPS:	41.74756, -74.17576
FA:	Russ Clune, Dan McMillian and Russ Raffa, 1983
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Shared By:	Jay Knower on Dec 18, 2006
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Description

Locate the short, clean wall in an alcove to the right of the The Yellow Wall. The Sting climbs up a series of horizontals (what else?) in the middle of the wall.

The start holds a V3-ish boulder problem that is slightly spicy considering the lack of gear and the menacing boulder just to your left. Great gear can be found at the first horizontal. The good holds continue to the final boulder problem before the anchors. I was told that the beta is a full-on double dyno to the ledge, but I have reason to believe that this person hosed me on the beta, thus making me fall and laughing at me. A small crimp offers a static alternative to the ill-advised dyno.

After the bouldery start, The Sting is a well-protected, pumpy route that climbs more like a sport route given its big moves and relatively steep angle.

2024 Update: A bolted anchor has been added above the ledge.