Trapped Like a Rat
5.7+ YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British
| Type: | Trad, 80 ft (24 m) |
| GPS: | 41.73727, -74.18818 |
| FA: | unknown |
| Page Views: | 4,775 total · 22/month |
| Shared By: | saxfiend on Sep 30, 2007 |
| Admins: | Morgan Patterson, M Santisi, chris vultaggio |
Description
A tough route for the grade, with two strenuous cruxes; hand-jamming skills are useful. The nice big ledge gives you a chance to catch your breath following the initial section, but get some pro in soon afterward or you'll deck on this ledge if you take a fall at the second crux.
Starting below a right-slanting crack, follow the crack up to an overhang. Pull past the overhang (crux 1) and rock up onto the big ledge. Using a knife-edge on the right, layback up to tiered overhangs; power through the overhangs (crux 2) and balance your way up to a stable stance before moving up the left-facing corner and face up to the top.



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