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Coup D'etat

5.10d, Trad, 50 ft (15 m),  Avg: 3.7 from 18 votes
FA: Sandy Fleming 1986
Arkansas > North-Central A… > Sam's Throne &… > Sam's Throne > 3. W Main Bluff > Coup D'etat Wall

Description

The namesake of the wall, this line follows a bouldery start to a thin seam. The crux comes low but you''ll still have fun fighting the pump while placing mostly small pro above.

Location

Immediately right of Battle of the Bulge on Coup D'etat wall.

Protection

gear to 3", bring the small stuff

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Coup D'etat on the right
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spicy start, very fun route.
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Coup d'etat
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Jacob Frears
Front Range
[Hide Comment] Doubles to "75 and singles 1-3 were very nice to have. Oct 5, 2020
Brennan VanDyke
Fayetteville, AR
 
[Hide Comment] Between this and Windy Armbuster, this Sam’s proper has some pretty incredible hard 5.10 trad climbing.

This thing’s got perfect rock and holds in a straight line. You’ve got a couple of pretty cruxy moves, usually followed by some good rests.

I used two different #2s in the first ~20 feet of the route, then smaller gear and a lot of nuts for the rest of it.

Don’t miss this one Sep 25, 2022
Chase Webb
Fayetteville, AR
 
[Hide Comment] Anchors replaced with glue-ins and mussy hooks 7/2023. Hardware provided by the Arkansas Climbers Coalition. Jul 18, 2023