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Body Snatcher

Name: Body Snatcher
Rating: 2.2

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

Routes in The Bear

L › R R › L A › Z

	[Redacted] S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Arete (aka 3-Star Arete) S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Bear Arete S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Bear Crack, The T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Bear Cub Crack T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Bear Fingers T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Bear's Choice S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Beast of Burden S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Beast, The T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Black Hole Sun S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Body Snatcher S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Brazin S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Choss Factor 3 S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Dirty Paws S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Drunken Sailor S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Freestone S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Gold Doubloons S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Grigio S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Jason and the Argonauts S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Jekyll and Hyde S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Just Bearly T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Kidnapped S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Kill Uncle S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Kodiak S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Mark's Moderate T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Martian Landscape S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Moonshine S 5.13b/c 8a+ 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Napa Valley Party Service S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	NE Butt of Bear Chimney S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Old And In The Way S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Old Ghost S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Pieces of Eight S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Polar Bear Spire S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Rampage S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Rusty Razor S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Silverado Squatters S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Smash n Grab S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Stone Free S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Swallow My Pride S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Theodore Roosevelt (aka Teddy Bear) S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Treasure Island S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Ursa Major T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Ursa Minor, aka: Guillotine Crack T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Wayne's World S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a

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Type:	Sport, 80 ft (24 m)
FA:	Jerry Dodrill
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Shared By:	Eric Berghorn on Jun 8, 2009
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Description

Sustained vertical face climbing leads past 7 bolts up and left to an exciting finish. Route is somewhat gritty in places but also has some great features, including some interesting horizontal pockets about halfway up.

I’ve spent a fair amount of time over 10 years re-visiting this route to check the condition of the bolts and to clean the annual accumulation of loose crumbly rock around the route. The Rock quality here is generally less than some of the more popular climbs 100 ft. to the left on the main face. As the route has seasoned through fire and flames and many winters the holds feel sharper and the climbing is as bold and technical as ever. It’s not a friendly route for the grade, and feels rather desperate and so it has it’s haters. Thats fine. I will continue to defend this climb against the haters and appreciate the efforts by many commenting here who have truly taken on the challenges of this somewhat devious climb. Eric Berghorn 12/25/20.