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Thunderbolt and Lightfeet

5.10b, Trad, 100 ft (30 m),  Avg: 3.8 from 30 votes
FA: unknown
Montana > Southwest Region > Bozeman Area > Paradise Valley > Mill Creek > Thunderbolt Buttress

Description

An absolute blast of a route that heads through the splitter crack on the upper headwall. Sustained once out on the face. An absolute must if you can climb the grade.

Location

Obvious splitter crack heading up through an otherwise blank face.

Protection

Doubles from #.4-#1 Camalots with one large piece (I used a #3 Camalot but a #4 would allow for more safety) to protect the easy stuff at the bottom. Nuts could easily be placed but when I led it I stuck to cams to keep the pump down...

2 chain anchor up top.

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Dave following
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Continue past bomber gear placements to a 2 chain anchor up top.
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Ty Morrison-Heath
Bella Vista, AR
  5.10d
[Hide Comment] Possibly one of my favorite single pitch trad climbs in MT. Pretty awesome. Jul 8, 2012
mason boos
fo co
 
[Hide Comment] This climb will eat up all the .4-.5s you got. Top traverse is sick!! Jul 2, 2017
drewp
Vegas
 
[Hide Comment] i don't know what the #4 is for. Also found grey 0.4 too small nearly everywhere. purples and greens for me. Jul 18, 2024