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Wild Thing
5.10b/c,
Sport, 45 ft (14 m),
Avg: 2.1 from 76
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FA: Marlene Ford, Jim Yoder, and Bill Robins; October 1998
Washington
> Central Region
> Frenchman Coule…
> Echo Basin
> Kotick Memorial Wall
Description
Straightforward climbing down low brings you to a tricky finishing sequence on much smaller crimps.
[Hide Comment] You can wimp out and finish right in the crack it seems or stay left in the natural line. If you stay left of the bolts, on the crimps, I don't think there's any way that this goes at 10a though. A one move wonder, and not a great one at that.
Mar 9, 2014
[Hide Comment] fairly typical of Vantage, if not incut jugs, then balancy crimpy. This one is height dependent, if you are tall it is still hard at the top, but you will be through it quicker. I think this is one of the better short 10a sport routes.and yes you got to go up left side at the top, and this is definitely 10a.
Feb 16, 2016
[Hide Comment] Hardest of the 5.10a's at this wall, but I think it's a 5.10a/b grade. Start off on the right stemming off the other column - not sure if that is acceptable, but that’s what it looks like most do with the chalk there. The hard part is higher up anyway. Last incut good hold is at your belly while clipping last bolt. Last bolt to the anchor is crimpy - and pumpy for left hand. There is one right crimp and the others are on the left. A little scary, but last bolt is pretty close resulting in a tiny fall. Seems to be the name of the game here where the hardest parts of the routes are at the top.
Mar 12, 2019
[Hide Comment] Did this route Sunday and can promise you it is not .10a or .10b. Normally I 100% agree with Tiffany's route commentary, but this time I don't.
It's pretty sustained .10a climbing to the crux, with no jugs and mostly small edges for feet (how stout is body dependent). The final move, though very well protected, is easily .10d/.11a. Those micro-crimps are easily the smallest and sharpest I've seen anywhere in Vantage under 5.11 (and I climb there a lot). I'd say it's a one-move-wonder .10c, considering other Kotick Wall routes. If .10a was your max, you could definitely make the move and finish the route, but you almost assuredly won't get it clean on your first go.
Mar 9, 2020
[Hide Comment] Definitely agree with the comments here that the finish to this felt like at least .10d, especially when compared to other nearby routes. Clearly harder than any .10c I've been on at Vantage. Either way, the crimps at the top of this are really fun and (imo) definitely worth the trip up to them.
Dec 23, 2020
[Hide Comment] It's a weird climb. IMHO: It's 8 if you step out right, 10 if you climb the right side but don't use the column, and 11 if you stay on the left side the whole time. The left side was harder, again in my opinion, than Desert Dessert, Snooze Ya Lose, The Creation of Tranquility, or Psychogenic Fugue Thus Far. You can clip the bolts stemming the column to the right.
May 19, 2024
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It's pretty sustained .10a climbing to the crux, with no jugs and mostly small edges for feet (how stout is body dependent). The final move, though very well protected, is easily .10d/.11a. Those micro-crimps are easily the smallest and sharpest I've seen anywhere in Vantage under 5.11 (and I climb there a lot). I'd say it's a one-move-wonder .10c, considering other Kotick Wall routes. If .10a was your max, you could definitely make the move and finish the route, but you almost assuredly won't get it clean on your first go. Mar 9, 2020
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