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Backwoods Ballet

Name: Backwoods Ballet
Rating: 3.2

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

Routes in Mud Pond

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	Andrew T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Backwoods Ballet T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Backwoods Brawl T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Big Brother T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Buzzards’ Beards T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Disposition T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Gizmo T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Humility S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Into the Groove T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Just Can't Get Enough S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Last Grasp T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Little Sister T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	No Spring Chickens T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Raspberry Beret T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Rico's Roughnecks T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Swamp Song T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tom Strong T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Ugly Twin T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Wide Eyed and Hopeful T
	Wildflower T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Type:	Trad, 55 ft (17 m)
GPS:	44.51125, -73.83192
FA:	unknown
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Description

A laser cut open book that is somewhat reminiscent of the stemming section on The Winter in the Gunks. Easier than The Winter, but the corner climbing is longer; has the same good but smallish gear. Would get 4 stars if longer and did not end semi-prematurely. Nevertheless, high quality the entire way. Done ground up on the FA w/ some aid (Mark Bealor, Ross Many, Bronson Liguori).

Climb the book with stemming, edging, and continuous difficulty. The climb ends at a fixed anchor clipped from a bucket. The corner is naturally clean to the anchor, but above it becomes abruptly dirty and more difficult. Could certainly be extended with cleaning and a better climber.

Location

Locate Andrew, the obvious and beautiful open book that arches up and left and is speckled with orange lichen. Walk around the corner from Andrew, 50', and find the climb tucked back in a nook. An especially good climb when it's sunny as it faces to the E and is sheltered from the sun by a big beech tree at it's base.