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The Orb

V8, Boulder, 15 ft (5 m),  Avg: 4 from 45 votes
FA: Sean Kearney
Georgia > Rocktown > Orb

Description

Start under the roof on low jugs. Then work your way out on the right side of the roof through marvelous slopers, open hand crimps and a sick toe hook.

The first crux is in the middle when bumping from sloper to sloper. The real crux is the top out though.

Location

The most prominant problem on the frontside of the Orb boulder, under the roof.

Protection

A crash pad or two.

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KK entering the crux on 'The Orb'<br> <br> (scan)
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The Orb
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Toe hookin
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Crux sequence
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Moving past the crux
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In the middle of the first crux.
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One of the best in the south.
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skinny legs and all
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
 
[Hide Comment] I found a heel hook to be the key. The topout really is the redpoint crux. I fell off of the mantel when I was sure the send was in the bag. After 20 or so tries, I did not have any more skin, power or time. Rematch necessary. Jan 28, 2011
Ian Cotter-Brown

[Hide Comment] This problem is featured in our film The Southeast Showdown available at Rockwarriorfilms.com Aug 7, 2011
DB Cee
Chattanooga, TN
  V8
[Hide Comment] Crux, for me, was matching crack hold, cutting feet and staying on the wall. Mantle is rough too...don't take it for granted, get it wired. Feb 13, 2013
Meme Guy
Land of Runout Slab
[Hide Comment] He must be a phony. Dec 4, 2013
zach ruswick
Grand Ledge, MI
[Hide Comment] this^ Jan 4, 2015
Benjamin Chapman
Small Town, USA
[Hide Comment] Holden...you didn't climb The Orb, you didn't rate it, you gave it no stars, but you weighed in with a comment on someone that was in the ballgame, from the cheap seats. Lame! Aug 24, 2015
Zach Bramel
MN
[Hide Comment] Beta video:
youtu.be/ziECeptUAAs Nov 21, 2021
Mike Lewis
Superior, CO
[Hide Comment] Check out Andrew Traylor on the Orb in 1999: youtube.com/watch?v=qMAV5Ov…. Forward to 1:02:35. Feb 9, 2023