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Time Bandits

Name: Time Bandits
Rating: 3.5

5.12b YDS 7b French 26 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 26 ZA E5 6b British

Routes in North Buttress Base Routes

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	76 Degrees in the Shade T,S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Brother in Arms T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Compass Rose T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	End of The Line T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Labor of Love T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Mac Daddy S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	North By Northwest T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Something Good T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Sub-Mission T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Time Bandits T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Unnamed but Beautiful T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b

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Type:	Trad, 70 ft (21 m)
FA:	FA: Unknown, FFA: Mark Westerberg & Rob Kennedy - November 2019
Page Views:	2,000 total · 37/month
Shared By:	tallmark515 on Nov 11, 2019
Admins:	Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

The newest addition to the popular cragging area at the base of Lower Cathedral. This former moss-covered mystery is now a clean, safe and modern free climb.

Execute a few tricky bolt-protected slab moves off the ground to a gear protected thin-crack system. Climb up past two more bolts before switching crack systems, to another gear placement. The baffling crux is at the top and it’s protected by two bolts, it can be tackled from either climbing directly up to the crux bolt from below (and to the left of the bolt) or traversing in from the right side of the crux bolt, although it is much easier to clip the crux bolt when approaching from the right. Lower from the bolted anchor next to the tree, or try clipping an anchor bolt and traversing left to finish on the bolt line of Labor of Love.

The first bolt on this route has existed for at least 15 years and we suspect that it this was either placed during an old abandoned attempt to free the route or was placed during an aid ascent.