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Primordial Blues

5.9, Sport, 25 ft (8 m),  Avg: 1.8 from 38 votes
FA: Bryan Burdo
Washington > Central-W Casca… > N Bend & Vicinity > Exit 38 > Deception Crags > Substation

Description

First route right of homo erectus. Very high first bolt, comparable climbing to Hurly-Burly.

Protection

2 bolts, permadraw anchor.

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The chains are out of view but I marked them in their correct position.
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Quincy aka Tiffany Samson
Seattle, WA
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] Boulder start makes for a very stiff 5.9. After falling on TR and impaling my back on the protruding tree root, I decided to skip starting from the ground and stood on the tree root. It's not really my preference to use trees, but dang that fall is dangerous. Sep 18, 2021
Jesse Dunn
Seattle, WA
 
[Hide Comment] First clip is unusually high and the climbing up to it isn't easy. I'm not a big stick-clipper, but would have liked one here. Hard 5.9, seems like it's probably a little sandbagged (like the rest of the routes on this portion of the crag) due to how short it is. Apr 15, 2023
Nick Arbogast
Renton, WA
[Hide Comment] There were exactly 2 bolts on this route today. I strongly recommend stick clipping the first or second bolt due to the crux being the first couple moves Aug 26, 2023