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Tar Baby

5.11d, Sport,  Avg: 3.3 from 4 votes
FA: Mike Galoob
Oklahoma > Wichita Mountai… > Meadows > Briar Patch Wall
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Description

Follow the line of bolts to the anchor.

Location

You have to bushwhack a little to find this one. The route is located on a house size overhanging boulder with black streaks halfway between the Thunderdome and the Shnoz boulder. Rap off.

Protection

3 bolts to a 2 bolt anchor.

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Tar Baby 5.11d. 60 yards past the Thunderdome Wall on the right on the Briar Patch Wall. 3 bolts to 2 cold shut anchors.
[Hide Photo] Tar Baby 5.11d. 60 yards past the Thunderdome Wall on the right on the Briar Patch Wall. 3 bolts to 2 cold shut anchors.

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Tristan Bradford
Boulder, CO
 
[Hide Comment] Sweet route, currently only ONE bolt at the top. Dec 22, 2018
Joe Heinz
Pennsylvania
[Hide Comment] racist name? Mar 11, 2021
Alex Mitchell
 
[Hide Comment] Marvelous route. Very fun movement. Only one bolt anchor Dec 21, 2021
Matt King
Durango, CO
[Hide Comment] First off, let me make it very clear that I am not saying that the FA person was or is a racist. Im not even sure who actually named the route. Perhaps people can reach out to them for clarifications. Possibly not a racist term actually. Americans possibly spun it over the years and twisted into racist ideology, but originally it was created in the Br'er Rabbit stories. I know its wikipedia but its a good catalyst to start your research. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar-Baby... That said... Climbers, especially in Oklahoma back in the 60s, 70s, 80s were sometimes known to being out right racist. Hence Duane Raleighs self created troubles over the last few years. May 9, 2022
Slurm Charmsworth IV
EUREKA, CA
[Hide Comment] Amazing what MP will or will not redact in terms of route names. Dec 30, 2022