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Latex Lover

Name: Latex Lover
Rating: 3.6

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

Routes in Middle Obed

L › R R › L A › Z

	46&2 T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	A.N.G.R.R. S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	B.O.C.M S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Back in the Saddle S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Blood on the Bricks T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Buffalo Spiders S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Catatonia S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Catch-a-Whiff S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Circus Boy S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Club Trash S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Dick the Impaler S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Electra S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Escaped to Puberty S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Evolutionary Orgasm S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Fear the Girlie Man S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Flesh Tone Microphone S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Flip S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Flop S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Hooty-Hoo S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Immaculate Protection S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Jewel of Denial S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Keeping up with the Jonses S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Latex Lover S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Left Hand Lover S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Long or Good S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	M. Rain S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	New World Order S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Palace Aids S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Partners S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Phuduhudu S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Psycho Babble S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Psycho Soma S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Second String S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Sir Psycho S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Space Needle S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Sticky Fingers S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Talus Love S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Tension in the Air S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Trouser Snake S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Who Do You Do S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a

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Type:	Sport, 85 ft (26 m)
GPS:	36.09008, -84.70732
FA:	Tony Robinson
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Shared By:	Jason Young on Nov 10, 2012
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Description

For some, the crux of this route could be negotiating the offwidth/slab at the start. The face holds on this section seemed very polished. Although it was challenging climbing I felt it detracted a little from the quality of the route. Other than that, this is a fine route to get on! In reality, the upper steep section is more likely to thwart most onsight/redpoint attempts if this grade is near one's limit.

Past the offwidth/slab is a series of ledges with steep, blocky face climbing between them. Rest on the last big ledge (a 5.10b variation called "Left Hand Lover" moves left at this point) before the much steeper stuff and fire up through it to one last ledge from which the anchors can be clipped via an awkward reach to the left.

Reading the crux hand sequence can be helpful as there is a hold that seemed difficult to match on. Other than that, expect very large and positive holds!