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Scotch and Soda

5.10d, Trad, 45 ft (14 m),  Avg: 2.4 from 22 votes
FA: 9/7/87 by Tim Olson & Bob McGown
Oregon > Portland & The… > Carver > Carver Cliff > Rockgarden Wall
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Description

Start in the finger crack around the corner from New Generation. Climb up until you can step onto a pedestal and climb the bolted arete to the top.

Location

Located right next to New Generation, can't miss it.

Protection

QD's for higher up and some cams. I took two .5's, a .4, and a yellow TCU. You can place a good nut at the start too if you want.

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Crack start, first half
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Micah Klesick
Charlotte, NC
  5.10d
[Hide Comment] Awesome route. Onsighted it today, and just used a .3 and .5. for the trad portion. super fun Sep 14, 2017
Patrick Beeson
Portland, OR
  5.10d
[Hide Comment] At what point do you move left from the crack to bolts?

I TR'd this route yesterday, and kept going until the crack appeared to peter out. At that point, there wasn't much in the way of holds to move over the arete to the face... Oct 29, 2017
C h a d
  5.10c
[Hide Comment] For me, moving over early and mantling is more difficult than waiting until I can get my toe on the ledge. Then its a balancy, but not overly difficult, rock-over move.

Chad Oct 29, 2017
Kyle Tarry
Portland, OR
  5.10d
[Hide Comment] Fun route! Probably deserves more traffic that it sees. I found that a 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5 protected the crack section well, then stepped left at the pedestal to finish on the arete. Oct 7, 2020
[Hide Comment] Is there a line here that follows the crack to the right, and is all on gear? Aug 13, 2022