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Modest Mouse

5.12c, Sport, 40 ft (12 m),  Avg: 3.6 from 13 votes
FA: unknown
Colorado > Rifle > Rifle Mtn Park > Project Wall

Description

This is a link-up of Defenseless Betty and the extension of Mousetrap. Start by climbing DB to the anchors. I found it best to skip the last bolt of DB and climb up a little more and reach left and clip the chain draw on Mousetrap. After you clip, climb up and left to the anchors of Mousetrap and clip the extended draw that is usually in place on the right anchor bolt. Continue for four more bolts to the anchors. This adds three more tricky section on top of doing DB. The section are separated by good rest. This link-up is more popular and arguably better than Mighty Mouse.

Location

Right of Mousetrap and left of Hang em' High

Protection

If you don't have an 80 meter rope I would suggest lowering to the DB anchors and rethreading your rope.

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Mike Lewis
Broomfield, CO
  5.12d
[Hide Comment] It works well to traverse in to Mousetrap at the 2nd to last bolt on Defenseless Betty. When DB traverses left a bit midway up and then enters the crux, pull the crux, and then move left into the no-hands rest on Mousetrap; skip the bolt right above your head and then move up to the chain draw and keep going up Mighty Mouse. The grade for Mighty Mouse and Modest Mouse felt the same to me - 12d. Aug 21, 2023