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A Faint Horizon
5.12b YDS 7b French 26 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 26 ZA E5 6b British
Avg: 2.8 from 19
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Routes in Main Wall
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A Faint Horizon S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Assassin, The S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Black Solitaire S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Black Solitaire Direct S 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c |
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Broad Axe S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Continental Drift S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b |
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Fluffy Puppy Puffy, The S 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c |
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Hermit, The S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c |
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Holy Roller S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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Lost Solitude S 5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a |
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Lucky Old Sun S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Lucky Old Sun Direct S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Man on the Moon S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Marble House S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a |
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Rusty Blade S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Scythe, The S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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Silent Shout S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b |
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Slipstream S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Solitaire S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Thunder Moon S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Thunderbird Arête S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Whiplash S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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| Type: | Sport, 100 ft (30 m) |
| FA: | Abel Jones, JJ Schlick, Wade Forrest 2012 |
| Page Views: | 2,472 total · 16/month |
| Shared By: | JJ Schlick on Jan 29, 2012 |
| Admins: | Greg Opland, Brian Boyd, JJ Schlick, Kemper Brightman, Luke Bertelsen |
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Description
Faint Horizon is an intriguing harder technical pitch that shares the same start as Man on the Moon. Just after the initial starting moves, traverse right across slab feature to a high first bolt. Be selective as you pick your way through the next 15' of climbing, as most of the rock is not that good, and the darker shields are your most solid path.
The middle portion of this route features fairly technical climbing past some interesting, multi use hand holds. A good knee bar below the chain draw will give you a bit of a rest before things start to get hard. You will know the crux when it comes, and the route is named for this thin section of beautiful stone and fantastic holds. May seem reachy, I mean, dynamic for some. As it stands it is an excellent crimp training pitch that might improve with traffic. Might not.
Get on it if you like the technical side of things and thinking outside the box! It has a reputation for shutting folks down. An onsight challenge for sure.
A bonus for this route is that it is very easy to traverse right, just below the anchor on Man on the Moon to access the anchor of A Faint Horizon to hang draws or retrieve them.
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