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Closeness to Forever as the Soil Bleeds Black

5.8+, Sport, 70 ft (21 m),  Avg: 2.6 from 56 votes
FA: Leland Windham, David Wolfe & David Argento (2003)
Washington > Central-W Casca… > N Bend & Vicinity > Exit 38 > Far Side > Gun Show

Description

Interesting route with an exposed alpine trad route feel, even though it is bolted. First third of the climb is frictiony through a dihedral section, then flattens out a bit to the crux. Cruxy finish to the chains over a relatively blank vertical face with a few interesting pocket holds. Feels solidly within the 5.8 grade, unlike many of the over-graded routes at North Bend.

**Admin's note: I truncated the route name due to some confusion and pointless debate about the full name. 

Protection

9 bolts, chain anchors

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Richard leading Closeness to Forever
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Fall climbing on Closeness to Forever
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Roger Soles
Seattle, WA
 
[Hide Comment] Interesting blocky route with an alpine feel. I felt the last move to the chains was the trickiest and definitely flailed around for a bit, but I may have been missing something. Check it out if you are at gun show. Jun 3, 2019