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High Tide Girdle Traverse

Name: High Tide Girdle Traverse
Rating: 4.0

5.10d YDS 6b+ French 21 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 21 ZA E3 5b British

Routes in Otter Cliffs

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	Flake, The T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	A Dare by the Sea T,TR 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Alcove TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Barnacle Baits TR 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Black Crack T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Brochure Crack TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cakewalk TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Capsized TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Child's Play TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Choppy Seas TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cliff Traverse V0-1 4+
	Climb of the Ancient Mariner TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Coppertone TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crab Meat TR 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Crab Roll T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Crucifix TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Deep Blue Sea TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Dike Route TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Drunken Sailor T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Easy Corner (aka ? "Wonder Corner" ) T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Ebb and Flow TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Engel Arete T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Face of the Sailor T,TR 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Fisherman's Folly TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Gallery Arete T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Gallery, The T,TR 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Great Chimney (aka Chockstone Chimney), The TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Great Chimney, The TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Greenway TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Greybeard TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Guillemot Crack T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Guillotine T,TR 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	High Tide Girdle Traverse T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	In The Groove T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Inner Sanctum TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Jamcrack T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Lady Luck TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Maine Central TR 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Mermaid TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Mystic, The TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Nerve Damage TR 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Ocean Face TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Open Book TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Otter Cliff Ice TR WI3+
	Otter Point TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Out to Sea TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Outer Face T,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Overhanging Corner T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Overview of Otter Cliffs "Sub-Areas" T 3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a
	Peak Performance T,TR 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Plaque Crack TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Razorback TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Rising Tide TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Rock Lobster TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Rogue Wave TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Rolling Swells TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Seabreeze T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Seafarer TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Small Cove Problem V0+ 4+
	Sober Seaman T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Spray Deck TR 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Staircase TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Starfish TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	State of Maine TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Stingray TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Submariner TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Summer Camp Corner TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Swing Time TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tap Dance TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Terrace Exit T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Wave Action TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	White Horses TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Whitecaps TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Wiessner Route TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Wonder Wall TR 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Wonder Wall - Right TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Wonderwall - Left TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Yellow Wall T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Zephyr TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
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Description

A good adventure bound to get some funny looks! This is a left to right girdle traverse that can be done anywhere from 6-10 pitches. The climb starts at the Escape Hatch and follows generally easy blocky terrain within half to two-thirds height of the cliff crawling around the sea stack (super cool) and ending on a Dare By the Sea (5.10d). We found the most exciting part of the climb was from Razor Back to Drunken Sailor with options of traversing high through sharp questionable blocks, or low with minimal gear and ground fall potential.