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Pleasant Surprise

Name: Pleasant Surprise
Rating: 1.0

5.10c YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII UIAA 20 ZA E2 5b British

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	Duke Nugget T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Over So Soon S,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Pleasant Surprise T,TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b

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Type:	Trad, TR, 95 ft (29 m)
GPS:	39.25424, -105.22677
FA:	Gene Ellis, George Watson, May 1991
Page Views:	705 total · 5/month
Shared By:	Jay Eggleston on Jul 29, 2015
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

This route is not bad, but the crux is hard and not that pleasant if you are not a good 10c slab climber. The crux is above the bolt, and it may be a surprise. You start in a thin crack which protects best with small cams. Above the crux, you find a nice ledge to rest on. From the ledge, a crack goes up to the anchor tree. This is not the best crack as it contains some loose rock and suspect holds. It does protect all right. This is a challenging route if you make it to this rock.

There is a 5.8 variation start listed in the book done by using the crack right of the bolt. I did not do it.

Location

This is the leftmost route at the crag. You find the start by viewing a single bolt above a thin crack. You walk off to the left after doing the climb.