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Vestibular Apparatus

5.10d, Trad, 80 ft (24 m),  Avg: 2 from 1 vote
FA: unknown
New York > Adirondacks > D: Wilmington R… > Polar Soldier Wall

Description

Good climbing on a black arete, but watch the ledge fall at mid-height (there's great gear, but even so, with rope stretch, one might still graze the ledge; perhaps the route deserves an R rating?). Up high there is a pumpy handcrack through a bulge.

P1 5.10d G: Go up a handcrack until you can move right to the arete (first crux). Up this to a ledge. Go up the steep face above the ledge (2nd crux), then move left to a crack and follow this to its top.

The route seeps after rain, so wait for a dry spell.

Location

Left side of the main wall, below an arete just before the main wall turns into a low-angle slab.

Protection

To 3". There are a three(?) bolts too. Fixed anchor.