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Wham Bam Thanks for the Jam

Name: Wham Bam Thanks for the Jam
Rating: 3.5

5.10b YDS 6a+ French 19 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British

Routes in 5) Burning Buttress

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	Ad Lib S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Blood Meridian T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Blue Brains T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Broken Sling T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Burning Calves T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Chorus Line T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	East Meets West T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Fade to Black S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Grace Note S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Happy Hands T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Rod Serling Crack T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Ruchert Motion S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Spiderwand T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Sportster, The S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Steve Martin's Face T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Stuck in Another Direction T,TR 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Wham Bam Thanks for the Jam T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Will To Power, The T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a R

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Type:	Trad, 70 ft (21 m)
FA:	Phil Wilt, Ed McCarthy 1983
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Access Issue: NO DRONES ON NATIONAL PARKLANDS Details

All of the crags within the New River Gorge proper are on national parklands, and drone use is prohibited here. There has been some discussion about places to launch drones that are not on park property, and then flying them over the gorge. This is super poor form; don't do it. Park regulations prohibit all drone use over the boundaries without a permit.

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Follow an acute, cupped hands, left facing dihedral for about 20 Ft. Traverse right to reach the arete and the hand crack. Climb the hand crack to the top. The traverse has some fun moves and the hand crack is a cruiser. If your are going to choose between Spider Wand and Wham Bam, Spider Wand has cooler moves pulling around the roof. This stays shady in the summer until about 1PM. Though the dihedral start is tough, you can get a nice cool breeze from the crack. Nothing like natural AC when you're groveling up a cupped hands corner.