Earth First (We'll Log the Other Planets Later)
5.11a YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British
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Type: | Sport, 50 ft (15 m) |
FA: | unknown |
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Shared By: | dmPete on Oct 27, 2014 |
Admins: | Roberta Zouain, Micah Klesick, Nate Ball |
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Description
Right off the deck you'll realize this is another of Area 51's stiff 11's. The opening moves on overhanging blocks with bad feet and a gutsy first clipping stance give way to precise face climbing on small pocketed holds.
3/4 of the way up the route you'll be faced with a big crystally bulge to surmount. The bulge has a great feature larger than your head (that must weigh at least 50 lbs) that provides jugs for both hands. The moves up and around this overhanging bulge section are the crux...
...but wait, this feature is glued on, with a visible bead of liquid nails (?) about an inch thick all the way around it...and when you yard on it to reach the next holds, it flexes quite a bit.
3/4 of the way up the route you'll be faced with a big crystally bulge to surmount. The bulge has a great feature larger than your head (that must weigh at least 50 lbs) that provides jugs for both hands. The moves up and around this overhanging bulge section are the crux...
...but wait, this feature is glued on, with a visible bead of liquid nails (?) about an inch thick all the way around it...and when you yard on it to reach the next holds, it flexes quite a bit.
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