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Free Bird

5.7+, Sport, TR, 45 ft (14 m),  Avg: 3 from 31 votes
FA: Zach Reed, Leslie Wade (bolted by Eli Helmuth and Adi Carter)
International > N America > Puerto Rico > zzz - minor crags > Puerto Hermina Beach…

Description

This one goes straight up a very pocketed face with a few cruxes near the top on steep rock. Some of the pockets to the right of the route can hold seabird eggs or fledglings during the winter breeding season. Please do not molest or bother the birds.

Location

There is a small ledge about a bodyheight above the ground and a hand sized crack on the left side of the start of this route.  Gain the ledge, using the crack if you like and clip the first bolt, following the straight line up the cliff to a two bolt anchor.

Protection

6 bolts to a two bolt anchor with rams horns. All of it is titanium hardware.

Please do not top-rope through the anchors, only lower off or rappel for the last climber.

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Route location
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Carlos on the beginning moves.
[Hide Photo] Carlos on the beginning moves.
Zach on his first lead and one of the FA 's of FreeBird at Puerto Playa Hermina.
[Hide Photo] Zach on his first lead and one of the FA 's of FreeBird at Puerto Playa Hermina.

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Nicole Vidal
Puerto Rico
 
[Hide Comment] Really nice movement on big holds all the way up. May 11, 2018