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Sting Like A Bee

5.12-, Sport, 45 ft (14 m),  Avg: 2 from 11 votes
FA: Josie Wodraska, JBaker, JShiefman, ERhicard, Kyle Garrett, Aug 2017
Arizona > Southern Arizona > Mt Lemmon (Sant… > Mt Lemmon (Cata… > 7 - Upper Highway > Mariposita

Description

A 5.10 start leads to the 2nd half of the route which is about a dozen or so 5.11+ moves in a row. May be one of those rare routes that is easier for smaller folks. Unlike say -- most of the routes at the TriTower.

I'm only giving it 2 stars, but it's a strong 2 stars.

The route was harder until EFR bugged me about cleaning it up. After cleaning, a much easier crux beta was discovered.

Location

Left-most route on RIGHT face. Black streak with cabledraw at bulge.

Protection

6 bolts plus a cabledraw (on a 1/2 inch bolt) and snap-links for an anchor.

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I would like to request this route be renamed to "battle of the bulge"
[Hide Photo] I would like to request this route be renamed to "battle of the bulge"
Just below the crux black streak section.
[Hide Photo] Just below the crux black streak section.

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1Eric Rhicard
Tucson
  5.12-
[Hide Comment] As with all routes on the steeper right side the higher you go the better it gets. Nice job cleaning this one up John! I dare say you did a better job on this than I may have done on the routes to the right. Not that anyone is going to die but bits and pieces will dribble down for awhile. Aug 13, 2017