Proud Bootlegger
5.11- YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British
Avg: 3.2 from 6 votes
Type: | Trad, 115 ft (35 m) |
FA: | FOS |
Page Views: | 250 total · 18/month |
Shared By: | JJ Schlick on Oct 17, 2023 |
Admins: | Greg Opland, Brian Boyd, JJ Schlick, Kemper Brightman, Luke Bertelsen |
Description
Use that imagination and call it whatever you want, but I’m rocking it old school here in honor of heroes past and simpler times. A combo name provides for quick and easy identification of a linkup. Proud Bootlegger combines the best climbing of both individual routes, or at least is an enticing alternative to the awkward and committing regular finish of Proud Father. This line was conjured back in the day as an alternate finish to Proud Father, but it was low on the list and never happened. Once Joel and David established Bootlegger, the link became more apparent, even sought after both for the introductory .11- grade and the quality of climbing.
Start on Proud Father in the same system as BFAM. Continue straight up from where BFAM breaks left, passing a bolt and a thin crack in an open dihedral. At the ledge, move right and join Bootlegger for another 30’ of fun climbing. Hoping this link will smuggle in enough stars to shine new light on what is mysteriously, John’s only contribution to the Waterfall. But he was always thinking on a grander scale.
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