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Witness the Sickness

5.13a, Sport, 70 ft (21 m),  Avg: 3.8 from 12 votes
FA: unknown
New York > Adirondacks > Lake Champlain… > Frontiertown Crag

Description

Maybe the best route on the wall? This savage route has pairs of holds perfectly spaced up a seam on an overhanging wall. Amazing.

Stick clip. Climb to undercling/sidepull jugs, then launch up the right-leaning seam. Sequential climbing leads to a crux rightwards to the arete, then a dyno to a good horizontal. Continue up the left side of the arete to a fixed anchor.

Location

About 10' left of Kung-Fu Kegels below a right-leaning seam.

Protection

Sport. Fixed anchor.

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Working out the moves on Witness the Sickness.
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Overview of the route.
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Pulling into the crux of Witness the Sickness.
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James Flamino
  5.13a
[Hide Comment] It is also possible to static the dyno. Get your right hand on the on the last crimp before the move. Then get a high left foot on the seam, lock off with your right arm, and reach high with your left hand to a horizontal slot just left of the good horizontal mentioned in the description. Nov 3, 2022
Nick Budka
Adirondacks
  5.12c
[Hide Comment] Has anyone led this on gear yet? This would be a dope trad ascent… Nov 20, 2024
Jasper Jarecki
Burlington, VT
  5.12c
[Hide Comment] Did this on gear today, really fun experience. You can get good gear that doesn’t put any of the holds at risk.

Not sure if that’s how it was FA’d or if it was a sport climb from day 1, but it’s refreshing that a cool climb like this can be done both ways. If anyone has any FA info I’d be curious. Aug 27, 2025