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Soft Core

5.8, Sport, 45 ft (14 m),  Avg: 2.1 from 122 votes
FA: Jack Marshall, Sam Owings
California > High Desert > Barstow Area > New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Twin Towers

Description

Fun route with no discernible crux. Guide book state .8 which really feels more like .7?

Location

furthest left route on the upper twin towers. Route 802 in the Mayr guide.

Protection

6 bolts with shut anchors

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Jackie Trejo getting some ungodly high feet on soft core.
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"Soft Core".<br> Photo by Blitzo.
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Russ rapping down from Soft Core
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Bill Olszewski
Colorado Springs, CO
  5.7
[Hide Comment] I agree this is really more like 5.7, maybe a little harder. There was one move up high that was a little tight; I'd call it the crux. But pulling the mini-roof down low was the most fun. Mar 16, 2009
Alex Fletcher
Las Vegas
  5.7
[Hide Comment] Definitely a good route, but like a lot of routes I've experienced in NJC, a lot of the key flakey holds sound hollow and feel as though they will certainly break off on someone down the road as they continue to be climbed. I enjoyed the route, but that's why it only gets two stars. There are other better routes around NJC with much more solid feeling holds. May 19, 2016
costco hotdog
St. George
  5.8-
[Hide Comment] All the holds felt solid. There's definitely a crux higher up around the big horn that is probably 5.8, but you can swing wide left/right to keep the climb 5.7. Feb 20, 2021