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ker-THUD!

5.9, Trad, Sport, 60 ft (18 m),  Avg: 2.1 from 20 votes
FA: Billy Smallen and Carl Dec, August 2008
Utah > Southeast Utah > River Rd > River Rd Dihedrals
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Description

This route is a great moderate warm-up at the dihedrals! Start right behind the tower, directly below two bolts. Climb up and bust right after the second bolt to a small ledge. There is a small pod in the ledge that takes a grey alien nicely, a 0.75 Camalot or (even better) a 1.5 Friend fits in the flare above this. Follow the ledge to the shallow right facing dihedral. A #0 C3 or stopper fits nicely in the first pod. Get a good piece then stem and lieback your way through several more pods to a hand jam. From there run it out a couple of feet to the bolt anchors.

Location

Behind the towers and left of the cracks (bloody elbows, etc) at the dihedrals. The first bolt is roughly 8 feet off the ground and has a half pink anodized hanger.

Protection

2 each 0.3-#2 Camalot, Stoppers (or #0 C3), 2 Bolts

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Nearing the top-out "ker-THUD" River Road Dihedrals, Moab Area
[Hide Photo] Nearing the top-out "ker-THUD" River Road Dihedrals, Moab Area
Looking down "ker-THUD" from the anchors
[Hide Photo] Looking down "ker-THUD" from the anchors
The route follows the shallow right facing dihedral that begins about 30 feet off the ground. The white streaks in the picture are freshly drilled bolts.
[Hide Photo] The route follows the shallow right facing dihedral that begins about 30 feet off the ground. The white streaks in the picture are freshly drilled bolts.

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Eric Odenthal
Moab, UT
 
[Hide Comment] a bit slimy, and a bit run. gear is so so. O tcu good beta. Sep 19, 2008
GeorgeHM
 
[Hide Comment] I didn't think it was that bad. Pretty fun actually. It is a little run out true, but if you clip the bolt and move right there is gear. A couple of fun moves! Good warm-up. Jun 11, 2010
cdec
SLC, UT
[Hide Comment] Surprised to hear about run out. We thought it was pretty reasonable. Run out from the bolt to the crack or from the last piece to the chains? We wanted to add a reasonable moderate that would get climbed. Jul 13, 2010
Kevin Gillest
Winter Park CO
  5.9
[Hide Comment] Thought the bolts were well spaced, the gear was fine, if 5.9 happens to be your limit, this route might be a bit scary.

The lichen is still heavy, needs more traffic, but all key holds are free of lichen now. Oct 1, 2012
evan h
Longmont, CO
  5.9
[Hide Comment] Maybe I didn't traverse right early enough, but the gear I placed between the last bolt and the dihedral proper was suspect at best. It might have worked as an aid placement, but I doubt the rock is solid enough to take a fall at that point. If that piece failed, you're hitting the ground. The upper crack was fun, but I wasn't thrilled on the lichen-covered slab and suspect gear before the dihedral. Not a bad route, but that's my 2 cents for a budding 5.9 trad leader. Nov 11, 2013
Lex Beck
Albuquerque, NM
 
[Hide Comment] Fun warm-up or cool down, or great for budding leader looking to practice slightly technical placements. The slab could be a little tough but look around and it's all there. Small cams and stoppers useful for upper crack. The crack was surprisingly fun and engaging. Better than in looks from the ground! Oct 9, 2021