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Mega Poser

5.12a/b, Sport, 40 ft (12 m),  Avg: 2.5 from 11 votes
FA: unknown
Nevada > Southern Nevada > La Madre Range > Lone Mountain > Urban Crag

Description

This short, yet powerful route is quite good for its meager height. For those who think that Vegas has soft ratings for its climbs, this route will challenge that notion. Not sure if I felt this route has a definitive crux as there is hard climbing starting at the first bolt and goes to just past the fifth bolt. Some of the clips are tenuous so be careful. There is a 15ft runout between the last bolt and the anchors! Given the height of the route, you could easily deck if you fell on the last couple of moves to the anchor, so be smart even though the moves are relatively easy.

Location

There are three routes on the left side of the wall at a small alcove, this is the middle route.

Protection

5 bolts to lower off

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Climber on Mega Poser with route line, bolts, and anchor marked
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Scott Bennett
Western North America
[Hide Comment] Fun route!

This route and its neighboring 2 pitches seem needlessly dangerous and could use additional bolts. The long runouts to the anchors are pointless and out of character with the area. Sure the climbing eases up, but there's just no reason to risk a groundfall on this friable rock.

Thanks for the development and hard work on this cool little crag, but would be improved with more consistent bolting. Jan 17, 2023
Justin Martucci
Los Angeles, CA
[Hide Comment] Very much agree with Scott. A few of the routes are unnecessarily scary on lead, and I have no problem running some stuff out. But particularly the 2 11b’s, and mega poser in the middle, just makes no sense. Yeah the climbing to the chains isn’t too bad, but a couple times I had a pinch slightly crumble in my hand, would be the most senseless ground fall ever when the meat of the route is over. Just throw in one more bolt on each route on that side. Feb 28, 2023