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The Blunt Arete

Name: The Blunt Arete
Rating: 2.9

5.10d YDS 6b+ French 21 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 21 ZA E3 5b British

Routes in Barbershop Buttress

L › R R › L A › Z

	Barbershop Shuffle S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Blunt Arete, The S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Cut it Short T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Don't Touch My Dreads S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Heavy Metal S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Heavy Metal Approach S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Increased Insanity T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Just A Little Trim S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Reggae S 5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Vegetarian Delight T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c

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Type:	Sport, 130 ft (39 m)
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Description

Start in a corner about twenty feet right of Barbershop Shuffle, then move left onto a blunt arete and face-climb to the anchors. Supposedly the crux is at the ninth bolt, but it was less obvious where the crux was on this climb than on Barbershop Shuffle.