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5.12a/b PG13, Trad, 130 ft (39 m),  Avg: 3 from 6 votes
FA: unknown
Utah > Southeast Utah > Indian Creek > Public Service Wall
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Description

Starts with some hollow climbing on opposing flakes. After clipping the first bolt, engage in some very strange oppositional climbing, placing optional tiny gear with runners in the left crack before reaching two more generously-spaced bolts. These protect the crux climbing, with one particularly perplexing move at the 3rd bolt. After that, mellower 5.11 fingers leads to the anchor.

Location

Immediately left of the Diet Coke route

Protection

Bet on using either two ropes or an 80m. Some hand sized gear to the first bolt, then a few tiny pieces, slings, draws, and some fingers pieces for the end.

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Jib Holmstead
portland, or
[Hide Comment] May be a good idea to put in another bolt after the first to give better protectio. I was very lucky on a ground fall were all three small cams blew. It was pretty sandy in the crack however.
Very lucky walking away from that fall only bruised heels and some back pain.

Super sick line though. Good eye on putting this one up. Sep 20, 2017
Levi Call
Utah
 
[Hide Comment] I fell on a red x4 and yanked my belayer (who is not a small guy) off the ground a few feet. I had a yellow and blue x4 below the red one and I felt pretty confident that at least one of those would have held. That being said, I appreciate the style in which it was bolted. This was a super fun route with low probability moves and a stout grade, at least for an onsight attempt. Oct 30, 2018
blue ribbon
Indian Creek, UT
 
[Hide Comment] Grey metolius/purple c3 fit between the first two bolts. The third bolt is pretty high off the ledge and would be difficult for a short person to clip (5.6 or less?). Unfortunately there is a silly dyno crux otherwise the climbing is pretty good. Sep 28, 2020
Gaar
Springdale / Zion UT / Moab
  5.12a/b PG13
[Hide Comment] No Dynos necessary!

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