Shoulder Star (Link-up)
5.13a YDS 7c+ French 29 Ewbanks IX+ UIAA 29 ZA E6 6c British
Avg: 4 from 5 votes
Type: | Sport, 135 ft (41 m) |
FA: | Chelsea Rude, Feb. ‘22 |
Page Views: | 386 total · 16/month |
Shared By: | Brian Stevens on Dec 17, 2022 |
Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Description
This is a fun and fairly obvious link-up. Start on Shoulder Season, and climb to the 7th/8th bolt passing its crux (I skipped the 7th bolt but placed a very long sling on the 8th bolt). Continue trending up and left until you reach the 6th bolt of DK Superstar. Place another long sling on this one (the potential for a large pendulum swing exists here if you fall before clipping this). Go straight into the first crux of DK, and continue up that route.
An 80 meter rope just makes it if you lower from the 1st anchor of DK.... Without an 80 meter rope, you'd have to continue to the 2nd set of anchors so you could lower twice.
Please be considerate of other climbers if trying to do this link-up as it occupies a lot of real estate. It is best to go on a day when you know you'll be the only party there. You could, potentially, TR the whole bottom part of SS with your rope through the 1st 6 bolts of DK... leaving the bottom part of SS free once you pass the crux, but you would lose serious hard-person points and be subject to ridicule by your friends and peers.
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