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Let the Wind Blow

Name: Let the Wind Blow
Rating: 2.4

5.12a/b YDS 7b French 26 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 26 ZA E5 6a British

Routes in 2 Bridge Buttress

L › R R › L A › Z

	A Touch of Tango T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Angel's Arete T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Are You An Idiot? T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b R
	Are You Experienced? T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Blunder and Frightening T,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Bridge At Bardo T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Butterbeans T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Chockstone T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Coal Miners Daughter S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Dog Fight T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Dresden Corner T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a R
	Easily Flakey T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Englishman's Crack T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Gag Reflex T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Handsome and Well-Hung T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	High Times T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Horton's Tree T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	International Incident T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13
	Jaws T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Kerry Allen Memorial T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Labor Day T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Layback, The T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Let the Wind Blow S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Let's Get Physical T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Locked on Target S,TR 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Love Jugs S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Love Shack S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Macho Man T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Marionetta T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Marionette T,TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Mayfly, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Mean Old Mr. Gravity S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Mega Magic S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Monkey See, Monkey Do T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R
	Pearly Gates T,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
	Penalty Situation T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Pirouette S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Preferred Dynamics T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Raptured T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Sock Puppet T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Spine Tingling Bliss T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b R
	Strategem, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Stretch Armstrong S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Team Machine S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Tree Route, The T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Underfling T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Way Back, The T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Whammy S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Zag T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Type:	Sport, 40 ft (12 m)
GPS:	38.07178, -81.08006
FA:	TR Cal Swoager 1985; Lead Bob D'Antonio, Brian Mullin 1989
Page Views:	3,294 total · 14/month
Shared By:	Ladd Raine on Apr 10, 2007 · Updates
Admins:	Pat Goodman, Chris Whisenhunt, Amanda Smith, Pnelson Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

1st 5.12 at the New.

You can start on the left edges or on the right, I've done the climb both ways, I think the left is easier for shorter folks and the right for taller folks.
The crux is working out the moves without sweating off, pulling a pulley or freezing to death.

There have been multiple holds that have broken off of this route and it's now a good bit harder than it was. Pretty chossy.