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Missing Link

Name: Missing Link
Rating: 3.2

5.10a YDS 6a French 18 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 18 ZA E1 5a British

Routes in Thin Air Face

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	Adventures in 3D T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	D'arcy Route, The T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	D'arcy Traverse, The T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Dawn Patrol T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Diagonal T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	DMZ T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c PG13
	Freedom T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Lancelot Link/ Secret Chimp T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Missing Link T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	No Mans Land T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b X
	Ozone Bypass T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Pro Choice T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Rapid Transit T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b PG13
	Repulsion T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Repulsion Variation P1 T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Rose Madder T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Saigons, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Spacewalk T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Standard Route T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Thin Air T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Thinner T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Toe Crack T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Turner's Flake T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Windfall T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Description

Climb Freedom or Windfall... From the anchor, head up the face just right of Thin Air's 3rd pitch, somewhat runout on 5.6 climbing....

Climb to a crack leading up to the intimidating, roof section...climb the crack and make a few cool moves through the first roof (crux #1) and trend left to a good horizontal where you can protect with a good sized cam or two....

Get a blue TCU or similar piece ready....

Crux #2 contains more moves... Head left on good but crumbly crimps and in to a sloper or two and up to a finger lock slot...Slide your TCU in there and down to leave room for the lock.... A few more hard moves as you head over the last roof to good holds....

I then set a good directional and head left and down to the Thin Air belay, so I can get a front row seat to watch my second in the crux....

Most parties finish on Thin Air, though there is an independent line to finish on it needs to be cleaned....

Location

This is the line going left through the orangish roofs just right of the chimney on Thin Air's 3rd pitch....

Protection

Standard rack.... Keep a blue TCU handy for the crux....

I guess it is worthy to note that there is a long runout (30-40ft) on 5.6 climbing that leads to the start of the "real" climbing on this route so be ready to keep your head in the game on the easy start...