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Mean Low Blues

5.7, Trad, 60 ft (18 m),  Avg: 0.8 from 4 votes
FA: The Shanty Team, 2007
New York > Adirondacks > G: Indian Lake… > Shanty Cliff > Main Cliff

Description

5.7 G - Move up a groove and stay on the right half of the wall to a birch tree, climb crack through overlap above birch (crux) then straight up.

5.8 R Variation stays mostly on the left of the wall and face climbs the right side of the arete. Good to top rope after leading the 5.7 route.

Location

1 minute uphill from the Sports Arena are two walls split by a 4th class gully. This route is on the right wall.

Protection

Fixed anchors at top.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Kevin Heckeler
Las Vegas, NV
  5.7
[Hide Comment] Good climb, worth the time because both routes (5.7, and 5.8 variation) on the wall are quality. Jul 22, 2011