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Ripp-Off
5.7,
Trad, TR, 45 ft (14 m),
Avg: 3 from 8
votes
FA: Tom Seibert, Ellen Seibert, Bob Hill, Gene Hancock. 1975
Kentucky
> Red River Gorge
> Northern Gorge
> Princess Arch
Access Issue: New route development is prohibited in the Daniel Boone National Forest.
Details
fs.usda.gov/activity/dbnf/r… Follow existing trails and climb using removable protection or in climbing areas with existing approved fixed anchors or bolts. Development of any new rock climbing, bouldering or rappelling areas and development of any climbing routes involving the permanent installation of new fixed anchors or new trail construction requires prior Forest Service authorization.
Description
"Layback the sandbagged start, then pull over the deceptively easy overhang near the top."
If you have big mits you can delay the layback or possibly even avoid it completely.
Reportedly an old school 5.4, now thought closer to 5.8.
Location
As you look down from the top of the buttress, the dihedral to the right is Ripp-Off.
Just right of the pocketed Face Farce; a short walk left from the base of Beginner's Nightmare.
Protection
Mostly 3.5"+. Can anchor off a large block
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