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5.9+ YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA E1 5a British R

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	A Brief History of Time T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	A Tension Span T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Accidental Oralist T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Airborne T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Atom Smasher T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Auger Drive T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
	Auger Lite T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Ba'th Party Politics T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Bad Omega T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Benign Humor T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13
	BGP (Of Vice and Men) T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Bin Laden Been Fooled T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Blind Date T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Blood on the Rocks T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Board Walk T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Bonfire of the Vanities T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Bosom of the Rat T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Brazen Serpent S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a PG13
	Bugs From Hell T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Cake Walk T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Calves of Steel T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a R
	Can O' Worms T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Capital Assets (aka Mantis aka Never on Sunday) T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Cathedral Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Celestial Mechanics T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Centerfold T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Clip and Trip T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Competitive Edge T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	Contents Under Pressure T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Coolidge Effect, The T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Corner Pockets T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cota Coca T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crackattack T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Crash Position T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Crazy Hooker T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Creaky Tweaks T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Day's Work T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Defcon Five T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Defender of the Crown S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Devil's Guard T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Digital Display T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Digital Macabre T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Dirt Bag T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Don't Tell A Soul T,S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Electric Rats T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Empowerment Chimney T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Espirit Nuvo T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Exodus T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Exposed Aggregate T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	False Alarm T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Family Plan, The T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Farmer Roof Extension S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Fear on Ice T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13
	Fill in the Blanks T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Finagle T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Finger Lockin' Good T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Fly with the Falcon T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Forbidden Fruit T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Fox On The Run T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Full Belly In Hell T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Garden, The T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Genesis T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Geriatric's Day Off T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Gift of Power S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Golden Gloves T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Golden Locks T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Govinator, The T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Grandma's Couch T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Gravity Creeps T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Guardian of the Gate T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	He-Man Woman Haters Club, The T,S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Heaven of Animals, The T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Hell Bent For Leather T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Hidden Assets T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Hold Your Horses! T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Hold Your Reptile T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	House of The Rising Sun S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Hungry for Heaven T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	I'm Late T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	In Pursuit of Excellence T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	In Search of the Source T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Infinite Pursuit T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Intruders in the Dust T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Jay Walker T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Let's Face It! T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Line Drive T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Live and Direct T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Lord of the Dance S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Love Handle T,S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Lucy and Annie May T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Mad Hatter T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	March Hare T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Margin Of Error T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
	Margin of Profit T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Massive Attack T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Mean Cuisine T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Meatrix, The T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Micro Genie T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Mirage S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
	Mojo T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
	Molly and Rocket T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Motor Booty T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Mrs. Socrates T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Multiple Use Area T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	My Lost China Doll T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Myth of the Spastics T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Night Shift T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	No More Tiers T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Not Slug Trail T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Nutrasweet T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Octopod Palace T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Olympic Alchemy S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Omen, The T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Open Sesame T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Over the Hills and Far Away T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Passages T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	People's Express T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Pinga Boys T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Point of Departure T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Points O' Contact T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Precious Orr T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Prerequisite for Excellence T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Proof of Purchase T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Puppy Ride T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Rain check? T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Ravin' Maniac T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13
	Razor Worm T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Reptile Analysis T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Reptile Paralysis T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Restless Pedestrian T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Riddle on the Roof T 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Sanscrit T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Scamper Proof T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Seal Test T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Self Centered T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Shiva's Last Dance T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Short Arm Inspection T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Slay Ride T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c X
	Slug Trail T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Smooth Operator T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Solar Circus T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Some Girls S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Song of the Bullet, The T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Southern Express T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Space Dancer T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Spirit of the Game T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Stand Your Ground T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Standard Deviation T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Steel Puppies T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Steeplechase T,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
	Steepopolis T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Stepping Stone T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Stone Wave T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Sun King S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Sunday Gardening T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Super Slide T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Supernova T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Surf's Up S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Sweep, The T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Thoughtless T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Three Stars from God T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Time Takes a Cigarette T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Totem Pole T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	True Colors T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Trungle T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Tunnel Vision T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Unknown T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Unknown Soldier T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Up in Arms T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Velvet Jesus, The T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Viva La Balance T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	Who Needs a Thnead? T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Wing And A Prayer T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Wit’s End T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R
	Yo bro, Got any crank? T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13

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Type:	Trad, 100 ft (30 m)
GPS:	35.07409, -85.39956
FA:	Rod Thomas, David Draper (01/2006)
Page Views:	113 total · 12/month
Shared By:	Carlos Bell on Jan 4, 2026
Admins:	Stonyman Killough, Luke Cornejo, saxfiend Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

A fine addition to the T wall arete tour that has been relegated to the passages of time. Begin on a face behind a tree and traverse out right to the arete on good holds and feet. Climb the beautiful arete for about 60 feet, gear can be tricky so be prepared to get crafty. Good climbing and some committing moves over gear bring you to a brushy, large ledge. Work up and right to a crack that is filled with growth and dirt but is clean just where you need it. Follow to top and make a classic spooky top out move to a final ledge. No anchors, but healthy trees to choose from.