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Agro Shagg

5.13d, Sport, 60 ft (18 m),  Avg: 3 from 4 votes
FA: Luke Parady
Maine > -Shagg Crag
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Description

High first bolt, but a good jug to clip off of (albeit, a high foot, so a bit sketch; bring a stick clip if you must). I shoot out right to a side pull on Looney Toons; being only a few feet to the right, this doesn't seem off route, but makes Agro a bit of a squeeze job. Another couple moves brings you the other direction and back again to the crux: a big slanting pinch that you can barely fit both hands on; man-handle this a bit and go big with style to a crimp, or if you're a complete bamf, go further around right to the jug utilizing a poor sloper as an intermediate. Rest. Do some magic to the real bomber side pull rest, then get ready for the finger crack next to the last bolt (a good 30' below the anchor). If you can't finagle your fat paws into this tiny crack, do some more magic and high stepping to get into the next section of adventure climbing. Then begins the great unknown overgrown chossfest with hidden jugs (probably hard 10). If you're prepared, you've got a couple of small nuts (to match the big ones that have gotten you this far) and/or a #1 for a few choice placements to keep you safe, as well as some mithril to ward off the trolls and giant spiders that guard the anchors. Good luck; you're gonna need it.

Location

Just left of Looney Toons and right of the half-way bolted project, and Meltdown, consequently. Nice little patch of grass in front for a good belay, down on the lower right side of the wall.

Protection

Bolts and small nuts (or C3s, small tcus, as in purple and blue, or blue/green aliens, but nuts are preferable), and/or #1.

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CD aggravating Agro Shagg in the fall of 2010. Photo: Pat Bagley; check me out at www.bagleyheavybags.blogspot.com
[Hide Photo] CD aggravating Agro Shagg in the fall of 2010. Photo: Pat Bagley; check me out at www.bagleyheavybags.blogspot.com
CD aggravating Agro Shagg in the fall of 2010. Photo: Pat Bagley; check me out at www.bagleyheavybags.blogspot.com
[Hide Photo] CD aggravating Agro Shagg in the fall of 2010. Photo: Pat Bagley; check me out at www.bagleyheavybags.blogspot.com
CD aggravating Agro Shagg in the fall of 2010. Photo: Pat Bagley; check me out at www.bagleyheavybags.blogspot.com
[Hide Photo] CD aggravating Agro Shagg in the fall of 2010. Photo: Pat Bagley; check me out at www.bagleyheavybags.blogspot.com
CD sticking the crux.
[Hide Photo] CD sticking the crux.
CD clipping after the crux.
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Chris Deulen lost amidst the great unknown chossfest.
[Hide Photo] Chris Deulen lost amidst the great unknown chossfest.

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[Hide Comment] I heard that humming the A-Team theme song while sending this route helps.... Oct 17, 2009
chris deulen
Denver-ish, CO
  5.13d
[Hide Comment] "When you're in deep shit and no one else can help you..." Oct 24, 2009