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Make Believe

5.9, Sport, 90 ft (27 m),  Avg: 2.5 from 28 votes
FA: Neil Countryman & Rob Stahl 1988
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Description

This route climbs the crystals and slabs through the bolts for about 90 feet. It is located to the right of a large detached flake / formation.

Linking this route into Pluto's Playground (the route just above the end anchors for make believe), makes for one of the best long moderate climbs in the area with about 170' of fun mix of slab and crystal pinching. About 16 draws are needed to link theses routes. A few extendable draws are highly recommended too.

Location

first spire beyond don't stahl. line of bolts just right of shallow dihedral

Protection

9 bolts

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Leslie H
Keystone
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] You can make believe this is a 5.8+ but it's solidly not! Aug 31, 2018
Mark Orsag
Omaha, NE
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] Agree. Quite sandbagged. Aug 3, 2019
chris tregge
Madison WI
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] Maybe if you use the fin behind you for the crux blank section it might be a bit less sandbaggy? I didn't even think of it while i was on the route but my follower did. This was definitely harder for me than the 5.9 next door. Jul 7, 2023