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Underachiever

5.7+, Trad, 90 ft (27 m),  Avg: 2.1 from 14 votes
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Wyoming > Laramie Area > Vedauwoo > Poland Hill
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Description

Start in the bushy stepped OWish section with good gear, some stemming, and nice fists. The fin-like projections make for good feet. Move right and slither over a hump and into a nice rest area before firing up a few meters of wide chimney moves (or stemming). Find the beautiful hand crack and follow it to its conclusion.

Rope drag must be managed carefully.

Location

Go left around the corner from the very apparent Skull roof / dihedral crack. Also, just to the right of Overdrive.

It is probably better to surmount the boulder above where the hand crack concludes for an easier walk off back toward Fantasia rock, but it is possible to get down via a chimney (channel) to the west, although this downclimb was "a bit" sketchy.

Protection

Friends #1 to #4; a #5 can be used but seems superfluous. Build your own gear anchor at the top.

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OW pitch.
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A view of the start of the route.
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BoulderCharles
 
[Hide Comment] Fun climb if you're in the area. We did this in two short pitches (minimizes rope drag). The hand crack on the upper section is great but too short. Don't do the chimney down climb. In my opinion, it's just sketchy. Jul 14, 2012
Christina kalb
Boulder, CO
  5.7
[Hide Comment] We also did this in 2 short pitches to minimize the rope drag. Jul 3, 2014
Sarah Meiser
Boulder, CO
  5.8
[Hide Comment] I found the gear recommendation misleading. A lot of people will want to have that #5. Also take a smaller piece or two (0.5-0.75) for cruxy start of the 2nd pitch. May 1, 2020