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Routes in Switchblade
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Blade Runner S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Cutting Out S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Fintastic S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Rather Fight Than Switch S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Six Blade Knife S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Sliced Open S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Under The Knife S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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| Type: | Sport, 110 ft (33 m) |
| FA: | Tod & Gordy Anderson |
| Page Views: | 1,586 total · 19/month |
| Shared By: | Matt Lawry on Nov 7, 2017 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: Raptor Closures
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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 spectacular line goes more-or-less up the center of the gently overhanging 'switchblade' formation. While there are some crispy bits that will continue to flake off, most of the climbing is on good rock. Being taller than 5'10" or having a large wingspan may prove advantageous in a few sections. I am 5'10" with a negative ape index and felt like there were some reaches close to my limit. Off the deck, you will encounter some 5.12 edging and may be tempted to use the feature left of the dihedral - I personally think that it climbs better without it, but do whatever makes you happy. After that, the difficulty backs off a tad until you encounter the roof. Delicate and technical climbing is required to work into the roof then some burl to get over it. Some 'thank God' jugs just over the roof help to keep the lactic acid in check. Easy and strenuous climbing ebbs and flows until your reach the redpoint crux, which is getting through the last two bolts to reach the anchors. In general, this has lots of jugs and patina edging bliss - well worth the hike.
Location
This route is two lines left of Fintastic and is recognizable by the line of bolts going through the obvious jog or break in the roof above.
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