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Shock and Awe

Name: Shock and Awe
Rating: 2.3

5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British

Routes in Desert Shield Area

L › R R › L A › Z

	B.O. Plenty S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	El Kabong S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Rumney but Crumbly S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Shelving Rock Earth Penatrator S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Shock and Awe S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	WMD S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Wolfshack Corner S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b

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Type:	Sport, 55 ft (17 m)
FA:	unknown
Page Views:	1,281 total · 11/month
Shared By:	Benjamin Brooke on Jun 13, 2013 · Updates
Admins:	Morgan Patterson, Jim Lawyer, Kevin MudRat MacKenzie Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: Peregrine Closures Details

Some walls at Shelving Rock experience annual peregrine closures. Please check the DEC web site to make sure your wall of choice is open.

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Description

I feel this is the best of the three routes in this on this face. Climb slab up under an overlap. Pass this on the left to gain a stance. Make a traverse right that seems a bit harder than the original 5.6 rating then up to the anchors.