The Wretched of the Earth
5.11d YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British
Type: | Sport, 70 ft (21 m) |
FA: | Charlie Egan |
Page Views: | 2,179 total · 18/month |
Shared By: | Charlie Egan on May 28, 2015 · Updates |
Admins: | Roberta Zouain, Kristin Tippey, Micah Klesick, Nate Ball |
Description
Three distinct sections separated by two great rests. The first crux is bizarre flared chimney. Pull through this to gain a no hands rest followed by relatively mild climbing above. Save some juice for a bouldery second crux right before the chains.
Don't stop at the lower Heart of Darkness anchor! Continue up ~15ft to the higher HoD anchor.
I have a feeling this will clean up into a really good route. Now, like all the unclimbed sections of the Jungle Wall, it is unreasonably dusty.
I'm really curious to see where the grade lands. I'm putting it at 12a and that feels about right for my beta on the redpoint. That said, I'm sure someone will figure out a better sequence for the first crux than my wacky kneebar shenanigans, and with less dust on the holds and smears it's very possible that it will feel more like 5.11+.
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