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Too Short to Start

5.10d, Trad,  Avg: 3 from 1 vote
FA: unknown
N Carolina > 1. Southern Mou… > Eagle Rock > Upper Tier
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Description

5.10++++ off width.  May need a top cleaning before leading.  Freaking hard/ weird body position.  Full disclosure; I seconded the route and couldn’t pull the awkward moves.  

Location

Second crack (most obvious crack) on Upper Tier 

Protection

Tape gloves and cams to 4”. Double 4”. Note; dirt may need to be cleaned out of a fist jam 2/3 of the way up before red point attempt.  

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Too Short to Start, upper part
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Will E on his second time up. Well done Will!
[Hide Photo] Will E on his second time up. Well done Will!

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Keith Wood
Elko, NV
[Hide Comment] This route is one of the older routes at ER. In 1988 I met a guy who was trying to climb it and he told me the names of this and Bittersweet Retreat. Can't recall who the FA's were however. May 21, 2019