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Clam Digger "Direct"

Name: Clam Digger "Direct"
Rating: 3.9

5.11 YDS 6c+ French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E4 5c British

Routes in Pillars area

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	Air China T 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Born to Be Wild T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Bush Remedy T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Clam Digger T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Clam Digger "Direct" T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Dancing with Dragons T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Dawn Chimney, The T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
	Decepticon T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Ding Dong Goes To USA T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Dungeons and Dragons T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Faraway Corner T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Funky Dan, The T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Men In Tights T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Morass T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Off-width Research Center T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
	Off-width Research Center T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Orange Crescent T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Over the Rainbow T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Sandworm T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Screaming at the Faraway Corner T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Screaming at the Moon (half) T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Staircase of the Elves T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Swan Song T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Yellow Brick Road Rage (YBRR, full route) T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Zhoulei's Flake T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
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Type:	Trad, 85 ft (26 m)
GPS:	27.0231, 99.68182
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Description

The original Clam Digger route, already a Liming classic, has a recently added extension above the normal step out to the right 2/3 of the way up marking the 5.10 finish.

This route is the lovechild of a body slot, squeeze chimney, and an offwidth AND there is a handcrack in back, useful only if you can reach it! Be prepared to feel like you have just sprinted a 10k race! This route will leave you full-body tired...

Begin by wedging yourself into this giant overlap and proceed to brawl your way through the lower crux with a combo of chimney and offwidth technique. Rests will only come with good technique and body position. Pass some miniscule faceholds and get crafty moving in towards the handcrack and back out towards the arete of the clam.

Squirm your way up to the 5.10 exit move (the old bolt protecting the 5.10 exit has been chopped) and keep forging upwards towards a flared pod. Above the 5.10 exit, the crack at the back of the slot will thin and the overlap/"clam" will squeeze you into increasingly strenuous positions. Reach the chains before your quads and calves give out.

Note 1: This 5.11 extension is better for top roping than the original 5.10 finish.

Note 2: Rack up wisely. Poorly racked harnesses will be a nuisance on this route.

Location

The Pillars area; immediately to the right of the super thin crack of Air China (5.13c) and a 1-minute walk left from Highway to Hell (5.10a) and Faraway Corner (5.11a).