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Swing Line
5.13d,
Sport, 75 ft (23 m),
Avg: 4 from 7
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FA: Tony Berlier
Kentucky
> Red River Gorge
> Pendergrass-Mur…
> Dark Side
Description
The ultimate "power endurance" route, that would make a perfect 4x4: V4, V3, V5, V7 (or something like that...) Currently the hardest route at the Darkside, this testpiece pushes a line up the tallest part of the cave with sustained bouldering that increases in difficulty up to a poor shake before the final crux boulder problem. An ascent demands a mix of bouldering power on the small pockets, technical finesse on the poor footholds and stamina to link it all together with few rests, all on perfect stone in a magnificent cave.
Location
The second route from the Right at the Dark Side. Shares the start with "Straight Outta Campton" by starting on a stack of cheater stones, then head right to the first bolt and up.
Protection
Bolts
[Hide Photo] Lucas, Rachel and Jessica try not to make a scene as Mike starts up "Swing Line".
[Hide Photo] Brandon pulling out of the steepest section.
[Hide Photo] Brandon working the middle section of Swing Line.
[Hide Photo] Entering the crux boulder problem (about V7) on Swing Line as Jeremy looks on from Tusken Raider.
[Hide Photo] At the horizontal shake before the crux of Swing Line.
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
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