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The Riddler

Name: The Riddler
Rating: 2.0

5.12a YDS 7a+ French 25 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British

Routes in Echo Cove - South Face

L › R R › L A › Z

	Allergy T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Ass of Dog T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Atari T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Axe of Dog T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Bacon Flake T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Barbed Wire TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Bonzo Dog Band T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	C.S. Special T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cactus Pricks T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Central Pilar of Finley T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Chips Ahoy T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	F.U.N. TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Fear of Dogs T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Fear of God T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Flake and Bake T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Gordon-Bartlett T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	High Wire T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Horny Corner T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	J.B.'s Variation TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Life and Limb T,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Out on a Limb T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Pocket Veto T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Poodle Skirt T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Possessed by Elvis T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	R.M.L. T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Range Wars T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Riddler, The T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Sabretooth T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Sicker than Jezouin T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Sitting Here in Limbo T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Statute of Limbitations TR 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Sugar Cube TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	TM's Terror T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Unknown T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13

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Type:	Trad, 50 ft (15 m)
GPS:	34.0242, -116.1582
FA:	Michael Paul, February 1988
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Shared By:	C Miller on Apr 4, 2011
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Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

The Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent's Compendium states that:
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.

For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/…

Description

This sinister route starts with a short thin crack/lieback before gaining a flaring groove which ends at the base of a headwall. Clip a bolt, decipher the baffling crux and finish up a thin crack that widens at the top.

Gear belay and easy walk-off down slabs to the climber's left.