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All Locations > California > High Desert > New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Indirect Crag

Indirect Action

5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British


 Avg: 2.8 from 30 votes

Routes in Indirect Crag

72 Hour Hold S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Back With A Bang S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
Indirect Action S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Walk The Talk S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
Working Men R Pissed S 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
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Type: Sport
FA: Johnny H.
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Shared By: Brian Hench on Feb 21, 2009
Admins: C Miller, M. Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer suchoski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

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Description

Very aesthetic rock. Looks like the work of a sculptor. There is a bolt to the right that appears to be an orphan. There are some bolts that diagonal up to the left that appear to be a 5.9 variation, mentioned in Mayr's guidebook.

Location

It's the only 5.7 on the wall and goes up just left of a groove.

Protection

8 bolts, chain anchors (shared with 72 Hour Hold )

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Locker Smith on "Indirect Action".<br> Photo by Blitzo.
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Chris Asencio
Hesperia, CA
Chris Asencio   Hesperia, CA
I did this onsight and went up the left close to the 5.12, definately felt more 5.9 than 5.7. Its cool that you can climb two different routes on the same bolt line for sure. Oct 8, 2012
Dave Berlin
Mukilteo, WA
 
Dave Berlin   Mukilteo, WA
 
This is my favorite easy climb at NJC. The aesthetics of the rock makes this one worth doing, even if you climb 5.12. Fun climbing doesn't hurt too! Nov 10, 2012
Lzpup Brewster
santee, ca
Lzpup Brewster   santee, ca
I loved this lead, I did it twice.

puzzled at the traverse route, looks like it thins out in some spots. Feb 18, 2014
drjman
5.9
drjman  
5.9
The traverse route is Indirect Action.
8 bolts, chain anchors.

2 bolts then traverse left through three more bolts. Continue left and up (Indirect Action) or go the right bolt line (72 Hour Hold). Both variations have 8 total bolts. They are both a PITA to clean, but a lot of fun.

The route everyone is talking about (4 bolts straight up) is Working Men R Pissed. It IS a 5.9. Mar 9, 2016

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