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Cryptic

5.10a, Sport, 50 ft (15 m),  Avg: 2.5 from 33 votes
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Tennessee > N Chick Gorge,… > Leda > Lower Leda

Description

Short and sequency, this tough 10 definitely has its cryptic moments. Fortunately, the crux is well protected by the third bolt.

Starting at an orange wall below a prominent roof, edqe your way up the face past three bolts to anchors below the roof.

Location

Near the left end of the Lower Leda cliff, just left of the corner crack climb Misunderstood.

Protection

Three bolts, bolted anchors.

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10a Lower leda
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A couple of spicy sequences and small roof pull takes you to the anchors.
[Hide Photo] A couple of spicy sequences and small roof pull takes you to the anchors.

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Brent Blevins
Sparks, NV
 
[Hide Comment] One of my favorites at LL. It's all there for the taking but I had to red point it due to the funky sequence moving left over the bulge to the small horn before the third bolt. I'm rating it a 5.10b IMO. Apr 27, 2016
Alex (spellstrike) Palmiter
Duluth
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] Second hangar is a spinner but the bolt still seems solid from light inspection. Used a text book yellow C4 #2 to back it up in a horizontal a few feet after it.

Stellar climb and was the only dry route nearby on this rainy morning.

Probably one of my favorite routes to date. Would repeat. Feb 19, 2017
Brutus Youn
 
[Hide Comment] Fun route, but could really use a bolt at or before the horizontal to make it a safe sport climb. As it is it's maybe 15ft runout and the clip to the bolt above the horizontal is the crux so it's lacking protection at the most critical part of the climb. Using a #1-2 cam in the horizontal makes it feel much safer. Sep 11, 2017
k c
 
[Hide Comment] Really fun movement. Maybe this route was Cryptic to the first person that ever climbed it, but being under a roof, it doesn't see a lot of rain so you can just follow the heavily chalked holds and pretty easily work out a sequence. But on the plus side, this route stays dry in light rain. Jan 30, 2021