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Spirit of the Game

5.11-, Trad, 60 ft (18 m),  Avg: 2.7 from 10 votes
FA: Rob Robinson and Darrow Kirkpatrick in May 1999
Tennessee > Tennessee Wall > T-Wall East

Description

Start the same as or slightly right of Proof of Purchase and head up towards a short right facing corner below a gentle bulge. Move up and left out of the corner through the bulge with 2 bolts protecting the thin climbing to the top.

Location

Just right of Proof of Purchase.

Protection

Small to hand size (base of corner) plus 2 bolts. The anchor is a slung tree.

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Mike O'Mara
  5.11-
[Hide Comment] chili pepper emoji May 30, 2019
[Hide Comment] The original version of this route did not go into the small corner, but rather moved straight up from where the cracks end through a tricky bulge into the afore mentioned bolts. There is gear protecting this incredibly creative sequence, but it's very specific. This sequence likely sits closer to 11+, and gives the route an extra star for quality. Nov 25, 2021
Andrew Richardson
Chattanooga, TN
  5.11-
[Hide Comment] Fun route! No move harder than 10a to get to the first bolt (if you're going the corner method), and the gear is reasonable enough. Short crux too, I would recommend to a newer 5.11- leader with their head on straight Dec 3, 2023
David Draper
Chattanooga, TN
 
[Hide Comment] Like Blake mentions, the route originally went straight up after the cracks, with some tricky but good gear. avoiding the corner and moving up to the first bolt. Dec 12, 2023