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Son Of A Birch

5.11+ R, Trad, 75 ft (23 m),  Avg: 3 from 1 vote
FA: niland/strand/bouchard 83
New Hampshire > Cathedral Ledge > Lower Left Wall / Ven…

Description

I'll skip the ethics around this one since after 25 years, not many people still care and what remains is a very classic and tough route. Awesome pebble climbing on a steep black wall with minimal protection.

Location

Left of 3 Birches see a lonely bolt about 40' up. The crux is above this. Runout on easier angle rock past one more bolt to safety.

Protection

a small cam and two bolts - tree belay

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[Hide Comment] Call it an oddity but there are two bolts right next to each other on this route, anybody? May 2, 2011
john strand
southern colo
  5.11+
[Hide Comment] I'm not sure why JB placed side by sides. I aided up and drilled another, but it got chopped. Really good nugget climbing. Those bolts must be a horror show by now (28 years) May 9, 2011