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Failure to Launch

5.9+ YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA E1 5a British


 Avg: 2.1 from 16 votes

Routes in Mission Control Block

Failure to Launch S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
Project S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
We Have Liftoff S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
We are go for Launch S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
Type: Sport
FA: Tristan Higbee, Christian Burrell, Sean E.
Page Views: 599 total · 5/month
Shared By: Christian "crisco" Burrell on Jul 11, 2008
Admins: Andrew Gram, Perin Blanchard, grk10vq

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The left of the two curent lines on the east face. Starts off the same landing as "We Have Liftoff!" Slightly tricky start leads to a big stance. A cruxy move or two (a little inobvious) leads to the left. The last bolt is in the wrong place and will be moved.

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4 bolts and chains

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Clipping the 3rd bolt.<br> <br> The four bolts are all 4-5 feet part, then it's 9 ft to the chains. A fall clipping the anchors might put you close to the 1st bolt.
Clipping the 3rd bolt. The four bolts are al…
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Tristan Higbee
Ogden, UT
 
Tristan Higbee   Ogden, UT
 
Not bad climbing, but nothing super special, either. Jul 12, 2008
Sean Egli
Provo Utah
Sean Egli   Provo Utah
Yeah I'm not gonna lie.Being the first route I ever put up I was expecting it to be 5.7 or 5.8.But after I got the F.A. I was like"dang this is NOT a 5.7! heh heh.But I think it's gonna be a good warm up climb for the rest of the routes up there.The whole area is good with a lot of good climbs for any level climber. Jul 14, 2008
Nich Cloward
American Fork
  5.9
Nich Cloward   American Fork
  5.9
The start is a little tough and inobvious, but there are two major ledges to campout in. It's a little cruxy after the first big ledge, but one or two moves puts you over it. My wife made it look much easier than I did. Aug 20, 2009
Alma Madsen
New York, NY
Alma Madsen   New York, NY
If you stay out on the face instead of climbing into the large crack near the chains, it is a little tougher and more fun. May 31, 2010

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