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Groove Tube
5.9- YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 16 ZA HVS 4c British
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Fire Starter S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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For Helga S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Groove Tube S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c |
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Polish-Czech Route S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Up in Smoke S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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White Hot Hernias S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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| Type: | Sport, 90 ft (27 m) |
| FA: | Mark Maffe 1995 |
| Page Views: | 20,463 total · 95/month |
| Shared By: | Adam on Dec 24, 2006 · Updates |
| Admins: | Brian Boyd, Tao Techakanon |
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Description
This is a very cool climb!!!
On the first pitch the crux might be near the ground. The 2nd pitch is seldom done but has a few harder spots.
Mark Maffe discovered the first pitch of Groove Tube in 1995. It was buried beneath jungle growth and he cleaned it, added protection and gave the rating 5.10 (even though it was a very soft rating - he was worried that no one would climb it if he rated it lower, especially given the already soft ratings in that area - and he really wanted people to climb it since it's such a fun climb).
FA info in King's original guidebook was a misprint.
On the first pitch the crux might be near the ground. The 2nd pitch is seldom done but has a few harder spots.
Mark Maffe discovered the first pitch of Groove Tube in 1995. It was buried beneath jungle growth and he cleaned it, added protection and gave the rating 5.10 (even though it was a very soft rating - he was worried that no one would climb it if he rated it lower, especially given the already soft ratings in that area - and he really wanted people to climb it since it's such a fun climb).
FA info in King's original guidebook was a misprint.
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