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Eight Ball

5.11c/d, TR, 45 ft (14 m),  Avg: 2.5 from 11 votes
FA: unknown
Maryland > Carderock > Jungle Cliffs

Description

The best line on Jan’s Face, this tricky slab route features a couple of awesome mantle moves. The holds you mantel on are deeply in-cut crimps, so you can pull them down to your ankles.

Most of the holds are reasonably good, but they often face the wrong direction, or require careful sequencing, very high steps, etc. You'll probably find the crux to be at two-thirds height, where these features are amplified a bit.

A fun problem that can easily be tried from an anchor on The Flake, or Jan’s Face.

Location

Right of The Flake on Jane's Face. Climb between the two thin seams, and head for the blankest looking faces.

Protection

TR

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Jan's Face, for The Flake and Eight Ball, it's just like kindergarten, stay between the lines. The lines indicate  feint incipient cracks that are the boundaries of the routes.
[Hide Photo] Jan's Face, for The Flake and Eight Ball, it's just like kindergarten, stay between the lines. The lines indicate feint incipient cracks that are the boundaries of the routes.

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Chris Gardner
Golden, CO
[Hide Comment] Start is very difficult/maybe impossible for shorties (or average height with short arms). Couldn't reach the crimp at all, so climbed around it and flew through the rest of the route, which takes a good bit of flexibility and crimp strength but only has a one or two hard moves. Dec 31, 2023