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Marriage Sit

V7- R, Boulder, 30 ft (9 m),

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Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm, the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN RED ROCKS during or after rain. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp (and not powdery dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby.

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Description

A sit start to Marriage that adds 3 hard moves and 1 grade for the pump factor I suppose.

Sustained, reachy, and crimpy with a crux at the very top.

Sit start with a right hand jug/crimp and a good left hand crimp at about 4 feet. Make a difficult crimp sequence to reach the starting holds of marriage 7 feet up.

From here do crimpy moves up the face until reaching the beginning of the crux about 20 feet up.

The final reach to a poor crimp at 25 feet is the end of the crux, and is also extremely difficult if you are shorter (at 5’8” + 0” I had to use a thumb undercling as an intermediate, and still almost fell going for it at full extension)

Toprope rehearsal is recommended

Sit start beta video: youtu.be/iIjL5YUbb8E

Location

East face of the boulder, about 7 feet left of the right arete.

Protection

As many pads as you can bring (10 is likely the minimum amount to handle a fall from the crux as you need at least a double stack)

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