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Candy Corn

5.11b, Sport, 70 ft (21 m),  Avg: 2.6 from 13 votes
FA: mike carville
California > Lake Tahoe > I-80 Corridor > Bowman/Emeralds > Bowman Valley > Candy Land

Description

right of candyman. climb easy but fun flake then thin face with cruxy moves. 

Location

obvious flake to face right of candy man

Protection

bolts

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Angie @ crux.
[Hide Photo] Angie @ crux.
Max Jones on the send. Candy Corn  .11a/b
[Hide Photo] Max Jones on the send. Candy Corn .11a/b

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Colonel Mustard
Sacramento, CA
 
[Hide Comment] It looked like this was listed as a 10b toprope in the Horniack/Carville guide. The crux section is sustained micro edging and smearing on very good rock and was quite severe for that grade range. We were relieved to learn it’s quite a bit harder. It’s a bit run between the second and third bolt but it gets better as you go and was probably not bolted due to it being a semi-hollow (but solid enough for free climbing) feature. Probably the best route at this crag. Nov 8, 2019
mike carville
  5.11b
[Hide Comment] Yep, not sure how we screwed up the TR grade in the guide. Had to move up 3rd bolt to avoid hollow flake. Easy section for anyone climbing route grade. Glad you guys liked it. Nov 8, 2019