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Velvet

5.11d, Sport, 50 ft (15 m),  Avg: 3.1 from 26 votes
FA: Chris Martin - 1997
Kentucky > Red River Gorge > Pendergrass-Mur… > Bob Marley

Description

This steep line of pockets, slopers and crimps packs in full value for 50 feet of climbing. Follow the bolt line and move quick to avoid the pump. Pull the lip and you're almost there. It's been called deceptively hard by more than one 5.12 climber...

Location

This is the third bolt line inside the amphitheater that starts just above a small rock step.

Protection

5 bolts

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Trevor Smith on Velvet, Bailey Crawford on Tacit
[Hide Photo] Trevor Smith on Velvet, Bailey Crawford on Tacit
Katy Van Dis of Katy's Hand Jam (www.katyshandjam.com) cruising smoothly through the crux of Velvet.
[Hide Photo] Katy Van Dis of Katy's Hand Jam (www.katyshandjam.com) cruising smoothly through the crux of Velvet.

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Train4life
Boulder, CO
  5.11d
[Hide Comment] One of the most underrated super fun climbs at the red! Would get 5 stars if longer!!! My favorite Jun 11, 2020
Jarek Voyles
Beattyville, KY
[Hide Comment] As of 9-9-23, two new permas installed on bolts 3 and 4 and old mechanical bolts pulled and patched, save for bolt 5. That one will likely require an angle grinder. Sep 28, 2023