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Feeding the Rat

Name: Feeding the Rat
Rating: 2.6

5.11a YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in Scorched Earth

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	Bad, The S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Bal' tucheva S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Dirty Harry S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Feeding the Rat S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Fistful of Steel S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Full Belly Deli S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Good, The S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Lack of Vision S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Naked Butt Dancing S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Nightmare Before Christmas S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Pistol Grip Pump S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Pretty Polly S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Shock and Awe S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Ugly, The S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Unknown T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a R

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Type:	Sport, 50 ft (15 m)
FA:	Tom Kalakay, March 2003
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Shared By:	The Morse-Bradys on Aug 9, 2012
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Description

Average Size Person's Perspective: A fine route on limestone pods and shelves. The crux for most is the right step and clip after the lower angle section but it differs for other people. The route starts steep then mellows into easy climbing before moving right through a slight bulge (and great hand jam) to the rap rings, rings can be tricky to clip.

Little Person's Perspective: Great route, with a pumpy start that transitions into great crimps up a column. The obvious crux is at the sloppy vertical hand jams just below the chains, which necessitate an awkward, scary reach.

Location

The Scorched Earth trail heads up then forks just before the wall. Take the left fork and it will be the first climb you encounter at the wall, to the right of a tree/bush. There is one obvious belay station to the right, which serves Pretty Polly.