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The Thirst

Name: The Thirst
Rating: 3.4

5.12- YDS 7a+ French 25 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British

Routes in (6) Bat Wall

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	(Link-up) Bad Vampress S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	(Link-up) Bitenight S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	(Link-up) Frightlight S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	(Link-up) Line Danse, Sucka! S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	(Link-up) Manson Family Direct S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	(Link-up) Mystic Boyz S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	(Link-up) Old Transylvania Highway S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	(Link-up) Well Digger S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	(Link-up) Well of Greed S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Bad Omen S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Bat Wall Traverse, The 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b V6 7A
	Bela Lugosi S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Bloodline S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Bloodsucker S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Count Chalkula S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Danse Macabre S,TR 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Dark Arts S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Dark Shadows T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Darkness Falls S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Dracula S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Epitaph S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Frightnight S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Full Blood Sucker S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Full Gold S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Gallows, The S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	Go Back to the Gym (old AID Route) A3
	Gold Arch S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Grave Digger S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Hanging Judge S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Haunting, The S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Hunger, The T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Lost Boys S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Manson Family Reunion S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Mystic Void S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Natural Mystic S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Nosferatu S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Open Project: Count Chalkula Extension S 5.14 8c+ 34 XI- 34 E9 7b
	Predator S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Remain in Light S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Revenant S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Scottish Variation T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Supernatural S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Superstition S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Sutured by the Vampress S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Thirst, The T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Tombraider S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Undercount, The S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Vampyr S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Vlad the Impaler S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Well Hung S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Witch Hunt S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Witching Hour S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c

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Type:	Trad, 55 ft (17 m)
FA:	S. Ligon
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Shared By:	Dan Bookless on Oct 28, 2020 · Updates
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Description

Fun climb that rarely gets done, starts at the far right side of the Bat wall near a fallen tree and a large boulder (see photo).

This route deserves more traffic and is a nice break from the conventional bat wall style. It begins with a thin steam (the start of Dave Sowerby's OG route- "The Hunger"). This section requires some techy trady finesse (climb smarter, not harder). I found this to be the technical crux- it's really unique and fun. After this, hand traverse hard left with an absence of feet ("The Hunger" heads straight up, through the small roof). The redpoint crux comes high at the last bolt where you're likely to feel fatigued and need to commit to some big moves. Lower off mussy hooks which are not visible until the last bolt (not shared with Tomb Raider as it may appear from ground)