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Screw It

Name: Screw It
Rating: 2.8

5.12b YDS 7b French 26 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 26 ZA E5 6b British

Routes in -Shagg Crag

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	Agro Shagg S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Block Buster S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Cell Block D S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Continental Divide T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cougar S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Cut Split and Delivered S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Death to the Queen S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Deja Voodoo S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Diesel S 5.13c/d 8b 31 X 31 E8 7a
	Diesel Bob S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Elephant Knows, The S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Fat Bastard S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Fat Pig S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Freedom Variation T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Fuzzy Rhino Slippers S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Generous Sons S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Ginseng Route S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Great Escape, The S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Grimas De Oro V8 7B
	It Ain't Pretty Being Easy S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Kick to the Teeth S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Lady’s Delight T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Late for Dinner S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Long and Short of It, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Looney Tunes S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Loopy Noodle Butt Conspiracy S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Meltdown S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Murmur Arete V8 7B
	Nice Lady S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Nice Tooth S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Night Moves S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Patches the Clown S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Pushes Little Daisies S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Raging Bull, The V8 7B
	Rain Czech S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Recombinant DNA S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Rhino Flake T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Ritual, The S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Rough Rhino S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Screw It S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Shagg It S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Shagg Zag S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Shaggadelic S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Shaggin Wagon S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Short Bob S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Short Shagg S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Solstice S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Sour Diesel S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Standard Route T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Summer Smoke S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Tightrope S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Two Shaved Heads S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Unitard S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Unknown S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Unknown Name S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Velvet Elvis S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Vin Diesel S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	What About Bob? S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	What About Bobcat S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	When The Fat Lady Sings S 5.13b/c 8a+ 29 X- 30 E7 6c
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Shared By:	chris deulen on Mar 29, 2009 · Updates
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Access Issue: Peregrine Falcons in Maine Details

Maine Peregrine Falcons breeding season extends from mid-March through July or August. Hiking or climbing near nesting peregrines can cause abandonment and death of eggs/young. If adults are away from the nest, eggs or young can become overheated, chilled, or chicks can miss feedings. Be on the lookout for agitated falcons that may vocalize, take avoidance flights, or dive-bomb those that are too close. If you encounter an aggressive peregrine falcon please immediately leave the area, and report incidents to Erynn Call, State Raptor Specialist, MDIFW, erynn.call@maine.gov.

To learn more about peregrines in Maine, check out this link: maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife…

Current (2025) raptor closure information can be attained by reaching out to Chris Duca (christopherduca@gmail.com), or by following The Stewards of Western Maine Climbing Instagram site (@_swmc_)

There are active nests on the following cliffs in Western Maine:
- Shagg Crag
- Bear Mountain
- Tumbledown Mtn. (Weld)

Access Issue: Peregrine Falcons in Maine Details

2025 April 4 - Climbing closure routes now in effect--All routes to the right of "The Elephant Knows"/"The Ritual Buttress" are currently closed for nesting peregrines.

For more info. Please contact Dr. Erynn Call, MDIFW State Raptor Specialist with any questions: erynn.call@maine.gov.

To learn more about peregrines in Maine, check out this link: maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife…

Description

One of the few great endurance routes at Shagg, and one of 4 that start on The Great Escape. To reduce rope drag, skip the clip on the flake of Shagg It, or bring a full length sling. This makes the next section (where the gray rock meets the schist) a bit creepy, albeit safe with a good belay. There are a couple of hard moves before a good hold can be acquired to clip off of after this section. After rounding the corner, finish by climbing into Shagg Zag by either down climbing a bit and unclipping to reduce drag again, or merely skip it and prepare for a ride if the juice isn't there to make it through this endurance crux. All in all, a great newer route that needs to see more traffic, and could use another brushing or two. Thanks Jim Ewing for putting this up. Two stars for the complexity of the lead.