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Bleed Between the Lines

Name: Bleed Between the Lines
Rating: 3.0

5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British PG13

Routes in 6. The Tower Wall

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	Any Which Way But Down/Ex-traction T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Arrowhead T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Back to the Gym T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Back to the Wall T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Bleed Between the Lines T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Crefeld Crank TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Dead Tree Dihedral T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Ex-traction Slab TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	In & Out T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Johnson Route T,TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Manticore Dihedral T,TR 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Manticore Face T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Manticore Upper Arete T,TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	No Rest for the Wicked T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Ogre Arete T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Rachel's Crack T,TR 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Red Knob, The T,TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Rock Romancer TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Rossinator, The TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Tower Wall Direct T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Unrest of the Witches TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b

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Type:	Trad, 140 ft (42 m), 2 pitches
GPS:	41.145, -74.1653
FA:	Frank Bochanski & Zach Hyer
Page Views:	575 total · 11/month
Shared By:	Frank Black on Sep 14, 2021
Admins:	Morgan Patterson, SMarsh Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: As of November 2021, there are new parking arrangements. Please follow this guidance. Details

The current parking area is now limited parking, subject to the following guidelines:

No parking weekdays before 4pm. (Use Saltbox Parking Area at these times).
Do not block pump station access gates at any time.
Be careful not to hit or disturb manholes or other infrastructure.

The Saltbox Parking Area is a new resource, available on weekdays and weekends. Don't bushwhack or create new trails from this area.

Torne Brook Road and the trailhead remain a no-parking area. This is to ensure access for emergency personnel.

Inconsiderate or illegal parking here could lead to permanent closure.

Description

A traverse of the Tower Wall, recommended as two pitches for rope drag and protecting the follower.

P1 5.9 PG13: At an (often wet) obtuse corner below some small cracks, step up to a bread loaf pinch and move right on slabby feet and sidepulls. Step up (crux) to a small crack/pocket, make a critical placement, then go right around the corner. Up through a slightly overhung section on good holds to a ledge, then up again to belay at a large horizontal crack. 80'

P2 5.8 G: Move right, hug the torpedo, then step down and follow the crack around the corner. Use positive holds at the top of the dihedral to pull the roof, then step right and finish up past several horizontal cracks on easier ground to the top. 60'

For an easier variation, start on Back to the Gym or Back to the Wall, join P1 and belay as above, and for P2 continue to traverse into and finish on The Red Knob, keeps the difficulty at about 5.7.