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Slipstream

Name: Slipstream
Rating: 3.0

5.11+ YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 24 ZA E4 6a British

Routes in Main Wall

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	A Faint Horizon S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Assassin, The S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Black Solitaire S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Black Solitaire Direct S 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Broad Axe S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Continental Drift S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Fluffy Puppy Puffy, The S 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Hermit, The S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Holy Roller S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Lost Solitude S 5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Lucky Old Sun S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Lucky Old Sun Direct S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Man on the Moon S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Marble House S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Rusty Blade S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Scythe, The S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Silent Shout S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Slipstream S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Solitaire S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Thunder Moon S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Thunderbird Arête S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Whiplash S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c

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Type:	Sport, 100 ft (30 m)
FA:	JJ Schlick, Wade Forrest 2012
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Shared By:	JJ Schlick on Mar 4, 2012
Admins:	Greg Opland, Brian Boyd, JJ Schlick, Kemper Brightman, Luke Bertelsen Page Updates (admin only)

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Slipstream tackles the beautiful bulging green center of the Main Wall. You’ll feel like you have been taken for quite the journey when you reach the anchors. Good airy climbing on the upper half.

Start on Solitaire and clip the first four bolts of that route. I had a draw and a full length runner combined on bolt #4, and this worked pretty well. Stay well below the first crux of Solitaire then move left with big feet and a few scrappy hand holds. Mantel the small ledge and prepare yourself for some serious technical climbing.

The boulder problem crux of the route comes right off the ledge and there are a couple ways of doing it. A perfect, miracle finger lock appears just when you need it but it is a short lived pleasure. Crimp your way to the large orange rail up and right, then mantel your way to another set of hard moves that guard the angle break. At this point the grade drops, and the last 20' of climbing is a pleasure cruise up fantastic features to the chain anchor.