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Bat Cave
V5,
Boulder,
Avg: 2.3 from 8
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FA: Ethan Peck, Benny, Chris Duca 2003
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Description
Start on the lowest part of the foot wide shelf. Figure out where to put your right foot to get off the ground and work your way left using heel hook and through a careful hand match till you reach a pretty good left hand pinch. From her figure out some weird positioning and go for the notch at the lip. Slopey top out right.
( If you have the NE Bouldering guide i believe this lists as Army of Ants V2. V2 this is not unless there is something I'm majorly overlooking, or if you use the cheater block next to the start. I'm tossed up on what to give it for a grade so take it with a grain of salt. This is my best guess based on a few similarly graded routes I've done in the notch, combined with the little info I've been able to dig up. If you have better info like Name, grade, FA let me know. I just wanted to post it up since its rad.)
Location
If you standing directly in front of Biscuit look up left you cannot miss it.
Protection
pad or two and a spotter willing to bear hug if you blow the toss to the notch.
Dixfield, ME
Taos, NM
Dixfield, ME
Though I haven't climbed it in several years, I do believe you are spot on with the grade. The arĂȘte immediately to the right that swings around to the far right is dubbed "the batwing", and I believe it was around V2/3.
-Chris Jul 8, 2012
Taos, NM
Telluride, CO
Cool little climb. Unfortunately a little squeezed. But, that's the Notch! Oct 5, 2013