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The Subway Roof

V6, Boulder,  Avg: 3.4 from 10 votes
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Nevada > Southern Nevada > Mt Charleston > Mt Charleston B… > Subway > Main Cave
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Description

A great problem with ~15 moves through a near horizontal roof. Lots of different ways to climb it, but upper body strength is useful no matter how you go about it. It is recommended to end at the lip and drop off. 

Location

Sit start in the center back of the cave. 

Protection

Several Pads

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Subway Roof
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One of the variations in the middle section
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Early part of the route
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Early part of the route
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