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Batting Cage

5.10c, Sport, 80 ft (24 m),  Avg: 1.7 from 22 votes
FA: Dave Focardi, 1990
California > Eastern Sierra > Bishop Area > Owens River Gorge > Lower Gorge > Muppets Wall
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Description

Climb up the easy angled face for 3 bolts, until a step left can be made to the forth bolt. Pass this and make quick progress up the step wall passing the fifth bolt.

The climb is squeezed very close to Boating Prohibited, and after the 5th bolt it is hard to avoid that route.

Location

Climbs the middle of the left most face of the cliff.

Protection

6 bolts, 2 mussy hooks anchor.

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Transitioning out of the low angle part. A fun crux above...
[Hide Photo] Transitioning out of the low angle part. A fun crux above...

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old5ten
Sunny Slopes + Berkeley, CA
  5.10b
[Hide Comment] looks like someone retrobolted this just recently, there is now a new 6th bolt (last bolt before the anchor) Jan 5, 2022
BAd
  5.10c
[Hide Comment] What old5ten said. Now it's a more reasonable lead, IMO. Mar 6, 2022
old5ten
Sunny Slopes + Berkeley, CA
  5.10b
[Hide Comment] yeah, although the retrobolt is a bit far left for those who climb the crux on the right side. in an ideal world that last (new retro)bolt would be about a foot and a half to the right and there would be a separate anchor up and slightly right - that would have created a truly independent, well protected line that would allow the crux to be climbed left, center, and right. alas, not much thought went into re/retrobolting those lines. Dec 4, 2022
[Hide Comment] Climbed great to me! Feb 2, 2024