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Routes in Sun Cave
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Forever Man S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Heroin S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b |
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Needle Me S 5.13b/c 8a+ 29 X- 30 E7 6c |
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Relapse S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a |
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Scared Straight S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c |
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Small Dose S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Under the Sweltering Sky S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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| Type: | Sport, 120 ft (36 m) |
| FA: | Bill Boyle - March, 1991 |
| Page Views: | 2,978 total · 15/month |
| Shared By: | Josh Janes on Nov 15, 2007 |
| Admins: | Greg Opland, Brian Boyd, JJ Schlick, Kemper Brightman, Luke Bertelsen |
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Description
Forever Man is the longest line in the Sun Cave and is very, very steep. I can't remember doing a route that consistently climbs at a 45 degree angle for so long. The quality of the climbing is somewhat lacking: some choss, a cave, fairly boring movement, but it is quite the so-pump-journ in topsy-turvy world.
Begin on the left side of a prow feature at the entrance of the cave, clipping the first bolt from some cheater blocks and then pulling up onto the arete and climbing along the entrance to the cave. Some good rests high on the route precede the most difficult sections, including a desperate move to the anchor clipping jug (made easier by a stem to the adjacent wall). Nothing checks in at 5.12, but 16 clips of muscle make it feel hard. A 60m (probably even a 50m) cord will get you to the ground safely.
Begin on the left side of a prow feature at the entrance of the cave, clipping the first bolt from some cheater blocks and then pulling up onto the arete and climbing along the entrance to the cave. Some good rests high on the route precede the most difficult sections, including a desperate move to the anchor clipping jug (made easier by a stem to the adjacent wall). Nothing checks in at 5.12, but 16 clips of muscle make it feel hard. A 60m (probably even a 50m) cord will get you to the ground safely.
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