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Mist Opportunities

Name: Mist Opportunities
Rating: 4.0

5.11- YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in Lower God's Area

L › R R › L A › Z

	(Chimney/Gully) ? T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Bermuda Triangle T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Earth Tones T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Left Crack T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Mist Opportunities T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	New Rag T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Old Rags to Riches T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Return of the Gunfighter T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Right Crack T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Short 'n' Schweet T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Vanishing Act S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Wet Lichen Nightmare T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Type:	Trad, 70 ft (21 m)
GPS:	38.5515, -78.3106
FA:	Will Alford, Joel Maynard, 2025
Page Views:	190 total · 16/month
Shared By:	Will Alford on Mar 17, 2025
Admins:	Shawn Heath, Aaron Parlier Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

Begin by climbing the hand crack in the corner just right of Vanishing Act to reach a small ledge. Alternatively, you can walk around to the ledge from the Bushwhack Corridor. From the ledge, climb the well-bolted, but difficult slabby arête to join Vanishing Act at the 4th bolt (Vanishing Act’s 5th bolt). Finish on Vanishing Act. It is also a good idea to bring a single .75 cam for the obvious horizontal between the 4th and 5th (last) bolt.

We decided to name this route Mist Opportunities because when we got to Old Rag that morning, the mist was so thick the visibility was some of the lowest I’ve ever seen, and everything seemed to be soaking wet. We didn’t think we had a shot at finding dry rock, but we decided to go for a walk anyway to double-check. Worst case scenario, we were just going to look for new routes. To our surprise, when we got to the crag, the slabs were dry, and we had a great day of climbing we might have otherwise written off.

Location

As you come downhill to Lower God’s the first route you come to on your left will be Vanishing Act. Mist Opportunities is the route just right of Vanishing Act, beginning in the crack in the corner.