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Lost Arrow

Name: Lost Arrow
Rating: 3.4

5.10b/c YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII UIAA 20 ZA E2 5b British

Routes in Aid Box

L › R R › L A › Z

	Box, The TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Dark Corner TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Diagonal T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Dismal Face T,TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Lost Arrow T,TR 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Monkey Fingers TR 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Monkey Paws (AKA Illumination Arete) TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Norris' Aid Route T A1-2
	P.V. Wall TR 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	P.V.O (Potomac Valley Overhang) TR 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Pythagoras Was Not a Climber TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Razor Burn TR 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Right of the Box T,TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Sharper Splinters TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Skid Row TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Splinters TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Strain, The TR 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Terrapin Station T,TR 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Thinking Outside the Box TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Type:	Trad, TR, 35 ft (11 m)
GPS:	38.98854, -77.24734
FA:	unknown
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Shared By:	Paul Hunnicutt on May 14, 2008 · Updates
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Description

For me this is one of the best climbs at Great Falls. Climb the obvious pin scarred crack using the small left facing dihedral on your right. Crux is grasping the holds on the left facing dihedral and moving beyond them. It is supposedly 5.11 if you go straight up the crack without the dihedral. Add a few letter grades for a mid-summer, humid-as-hell ascent :)

Location

In the Aid Box just left of the PV overhang.

Protection

Typically a TR, but one could lead this crack. A few cams and a set of nuts would be sufficient. Offset cams/nuts would work better in the pin scars. Plenty of trees for a TR setup, but also a nice crack for cams/nuts if you don't have enough long slings.

FYI: I've never actually seen anyone leading here and not sure how well pro holds in the rock.