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Bad Ass

V5, Boulder, 12 ft (4 m),  Avg: 3.7 from 106 votes
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Description

Start at the back wall and climb out the low roof on deep pockets, pinches, heel toes and bicycles to a perfect sloper at the lip. One of the best at the grade in Arizona.

Location

Left side of the roof, starts in the back at obvious chalked-up pockets

Protection

Lowball with a good landing. Bring a pad.

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Lauren on Bad Ass
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Joe coming out of the roof on Bad Ass
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Bad Ass V5, Howard's Draw, Priest Draw.
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Richard 'Rico' Edwards
Phoenix, AZ
[Hide Comment] youtube.com/watch?v=fDjJacx… Jun 26, 2017
Richard Fu
Chandler, AZ
 
[Hide Comment] youtu.be/V9JfqNjuJjo

Pretty standard beta. The drop knee to hit the “V” hold after the sloper isn’t entirely necessary, a deep left foot flag will do as well. Jun 5, 2022
Markus M
Salt Lake City, UT
 
[Hide Comment] Start at the topout and downclimb the route to the bottom, exit on the v1. Super fun. Call it BassAckwards ~V7 Aug 24, 2022
Sam Wilson
Asheville, NC
 
[Hide Comment] youtube.com/watch?v=X1oSHdq… Sep 16, 2022
yuto okamoto
Fort Collins, CO
[Hide Comment] youtube.com/watch?v=bpPIAVY… Oct 18, 2022
Y Qiao
CA
[Hide Comment] Shorty beta,
youtu.be/VVjRfQH9Eak Jan 9, 2023
Devin .
[Hide Comment] Beta at 7:20 of this video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=H54ne… Jul 11, 2023
Scott B
Flagstaff, AZ
 
[Hide Comment] youtube.com/watch?v=I-QC1Ai… Dec 9, 2023