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Internal Bliss

Name: Internal Bliss
Rating: 2.2

5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British

Routes in Moon Rocks

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	Bloody Knuckles T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Comeback Crack T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Double Crack T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Fists and Stuff T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Internal Bliss T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Lunar Rover T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
	Straight Talk T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	moonstruck T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	moonstruck pillar S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
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Type:	Trad, 130 ft
FA:	unknown
Page Views:	440 total · 14/month
Shared By:	Steph Abegg on May 29, 2016
Admins:	Scott Coldiron, Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick

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2015 closure: The seasonal raptor closure at the Bend is lifted since the golden eagles have been found nesting east of the Bend. Respect the closure east of the Bend and check back for updates.

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Description

A pretty cool and unusual climb that begins by squeezing through a wide slot and then chimneys up between a large pillar and the main wall. There is a crack for protection and hand holds. When the pillar ends climb about 30 more feet (a bit dirty but seemed pretty solid) to the top of the wall and set a gear belay. Definitely worth doing this route if you are looking for an interesting and adventurous 5.7 to warm up on.

Note: this route is incorrectly labeled as Dirty Thrasher in the picture in the guidebook.

Location

Look for the wide slot that goes behind a pillar. Just left of where the main trail meets the wall.

Protection

Single rack to 2", with a #3 for the anchor at the top (not necessary but nice to have) and a #4 for the start (getting to the wide slot). The crack behind the pillar takes 0.4-0.75, so if I doubled up on anything it would be pieces in this range.