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Breaking and Entering

5.8, Sport, 60 ft (18 m),  Avg: 2.1 from 56 votes
FA: unknown
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Description

Also known as "Corkscrew"

Start on a blunt arete to the right of a corner and go up to four bolts. Step left onto a large grassy ledge then up another face with four bolts to the chain anchors. The climbing gets tougher above the ledge before a solid stance at the anchor chains.

Location

Around the corner from "It's Not A Cruise" and "True Value" follow the cliff to a washed out and dirty platform like belay spot.

Protection

8 Bolts

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Dylan moving onto the upper face
[Hide Photo] Dylan moving onto the upper face
Looking up Breaking and Entering from the belay. The start of the route is just behind the birch tree at the center of the frame. At the top of the orange rope is Albert Benson at the chains.
[Hide Photo] Looking up Breaking and Entering from the belay. The start of the route is just behind the birch tree at the center of the frame. At the top of the orange rope is Albert Benson at the chains.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Chris Duca
Dixfield, ME
  5.8+
[Hide Comment] Is this route really 10a? I always thought it was 5.8 or 5.9 at most. Jan 6, 2011
Derek Doucet
  5.8
[Hide Comment] Actually named Breaking and Entering by the FA team. Feb 1, 2011
mikejohnson1 Johnson
Essex Junction, VT
  5.8
[Hide Comment] Didn't really like this route... The climbing is not consistent, the ramp is kind of annoying. The rock above the ramp looks a lot cooler than it turned out to be. Maybe worth it if nothing else is available, but otherwise there are some better routes at the grade here. Jun 25, 2012
Hannah Klein
[Hide Comment] accidentally took the direct line and connected the bottom of this to the top of Statler-Waldorf Route (took the right ledge rather than the left). Super fun, still felt like a 5.8. Jun 4, 2023