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Border Incident

Name: Border Incident
Rating: 3.0

5.10d YDS 6b+ French 21 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 21 ZA E3 5b British PG13

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	Border Incident T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Eggs Benedict T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Luxury Double-wide T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Type:	Trad, 50 ft (15 m)
GPS:	45.3886, -70.78822
FA:	Russell Johnson & Sandor Nagy; October 2025
Page Views:	42 total · 6/month
Shared By:	Russell Johnson on Oct 12, 2025
Admins:	Ladd Raine, Jonathan S, Robert Hall, Chris Duca Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

Start up a beautiful thin fingertip crack in a shallow dihedral. This (crux) section is both balancy and requires finger strength to pull up on the shallow finger jams. Near the top of the dihedral you can reach up and right for a jug, and then another jug above that to get you past the most difficult climbing. Continue up the crack system through more moderate terrain to a bolted anchor.

Location

This route is located at the left side of the left sector of the cliff.

Protection

The lower (dihedral) section can be protected with small stoppers. The upper section can be protected with medium sized (BD 0.3 to 2) cams. Caution should be used when leading the lower section, as you would not want to ground out on the jagged rocks that are at the base of the route. At the upper part of the dihedral, a bit of a runout is required, hence the PG13 rating.