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Mutation

Name: Mutation
Rating: 3.8

5.12a/b YDS 7b French 26 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 26 ZA E5 6a British

Routes in Lake Mead Buttress

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	Anti-Vax Crack S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Bone Collector T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Booster Direct S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Booster Shot S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Contagion S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Herd Immunity S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Killer Nano Robot Infection S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	La Madre Flu S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Lake Mead Buttress Original Route T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Land Before Time S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Mr. Bones' Wild Ride T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X
	Mutation S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Patient Zero S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sleeper S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Super Spreader 35 S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Tectonic Tango S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	West Side Story S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Type:	Sport, 200 ft (61 m), 2 pitches
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Another quality route on the right side of LMB. Pitch one has a uniqueness to it that climbs a little differently than the others around here. There are 3 cruxes - each a little different than the last.

Pitch two is highly enjoyable & worth doing as well. There’s a great hang at the base of this pitch to take in the views.

P1: 5.12, 25m, 10 draws (+2 fixed). Climb the slab to the roof. Bust wildly out & over to a rest. Atypical, somewhat funky & unusual but fun climbing up brown rock through two more cruxes leads back to grey rock & an anchor at a small but decent stance. Belay here.

Move the belay to the cushy hang at the base of pitch two. I would not link this with pitch one.

P2: 5.11, 25m, 12 draws. Climb up & right to a rest in the corner, then fire crux moves up & left to a shake. A few more tricky bits to another rest. Wander up to an anchor at a small but decent stance. Lower or belay here.