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Black Beauty

Name: Black Beauty
Rating: 4.0

5.11+ YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 24 ZA E4 6a British

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Routes in The Playground

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	Air Hump T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Black Beauty T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Darkness, The T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Dewclaw Dexterity T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Go Crazy T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Head Waggle S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Just a Small Town Dog T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Popcorn Prostitute T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Type:	Trad, 70 ft (21 m)
GPS:	38.81393, -108.62313
FA:	Alex Garhart and Nadia Almuti
Page Views:	696 total · 9/month
Shared By:	Alex Garhart on Jun 19, 2020
Admins:	Jesse Zacher, Bradley Mark Edwards, N R, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Black Beauty is the best and most difficult route in The Playground. It climbs up a black water streak following a seam/crack with two bolts. The bottom half is sustained and burly, don’t forget to use the arete. The crux for me was placing gear between the first two bolts, get creative with your body English.