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Under The Knife

Name: Under The Knife
Rating: 2.5

5.11b YDS 6c French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in Switchblade

L › R R › L A › Z

	Blade Runner S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Cutting Out S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Fintastic S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Rather Fight Than Switch S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Six Blade Knife S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Sliced Open S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Under The Knife S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c

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Type:	Sport, 80 ft (24 m)
FA:	Tod Anderson?
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Access Issue: Raptor Closures Details

March 1st-July 31st: Devil's Head Rock, Sin City, & Recovery Wall are closed for raptor protection. The vast majority of the other crags are unaffected by the closure. Please visit:
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Description

This is the rightmost bolt line on the south-facing buttress. Start with easy slab moves to the first bolt, then follow the right arête of the buttress all the way to the top. It has varied and interesting moves throughout: cracks, underclings, laybacks, overhangs, and thin slabs. The crux seems to be getting over the final bulge before the anchors, on sharp crystals with terrible feet. A rest before the final bulge makes it a good candidate for an onsight.