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Black Bear

Name: Black Bear
Rating: 3.0

5.10b/c YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII UIAA 20 ZA E2 5b British

Routes in 4. Bear's Den

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	Bear Den Direct S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Bearly Got It S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Black Bear S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b

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Type:	Sport, 50 ft (15 m)
GPS:	44.05386, -71.79856
FA:	Sykes, Lee, 2010
Page Views:	502 total · 7/month
Shared By:	Russ Keane on Jul 11, 2020
Admins:	Jay Knower, M Sprague, Jeffrey LeCours, Jonathan S, Robert Hall Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

Pretty nice sport route with a tricky crux sequence. Feels awesome when you nail it. Holds are good and perseverance is rewarded!

Find a bolt just over the bottom overlap, avoid the slime near the ground. Engaging moves to the second overlap. Clip the right-hand bolt under the overlap to get stable, then reach left to clip the other bolt. Remove the one underneath and keep going. You'll hit the big roof after negotiating a third overlap. A neat and pumpy bouldering sequence will take you over the roof, where a final bolt protects the run to the two-bolt anchor.

High quality climb, and totally do-able!

Location

Dead center of Bear's Den wall, look for the two bolts right next to each other, about 20 feet up at a big overlap. You'll see the line leading up and over the roof, heading for a huge pine that stands proudly above the wall dead center.