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A Great Steering Wheel That Doesn't Fly Off While I'm Driving
5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British
Avg: 2.9 from 12
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Routes in (c) The Country
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A Great Steering Wheel That Doesn't Fly Off While I'm Driving T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Angora Grotto T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Big Science T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13 |
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Butters Ate My Sandwich S 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c C1 |
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Climax Control S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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Cream of the Country T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Crowbar T,S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Cunning Stunt S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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D is for Dictory T,S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Fifth Force S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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Fool's Gold T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 |
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Frank Presley S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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G is for Giners T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 |
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GM Route T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Hairway to Stephen S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Heart of the Country T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Hieronymus Bosch T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Indextasy T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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Just say no to Frank Sinatra T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Kaboom aka Jesus take the wheel S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
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Kite Flying Blind S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Last Man Standing S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Leave My Face Alone S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Leave My Flake Alone T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Little Jupiter- Short Version S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Longlife T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Mourning Star T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Mr. Whippets S 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c C0-1 |
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Patrick's Flake T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Phone Calls from the Dead T,S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Phone Calls Full (Long Distance Phone Calls from the Dead) TR 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a A0 |
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Right Ventricle T,S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b |
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Savage Gardens T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Science Fiction T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Scientific Americans T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Scoop, The T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Spooner S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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SS Ultrabrutal T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Steel Monkey T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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Total Seawash Calypso S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Tunnel Vision S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Uptight S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Wham S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Whipped Cream Over the Clothesline S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Wipe T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Zoom T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
| Type: | Trad, 80 ft (24 m) |
| GPS: | 47.81962, -121.56921 |
| FA: | Ben Hubbard, Cynthia Louie, Justin Sermeno, July 2026 |
| Page Views: | 531 total · 318/month |
| Shared By: | Ben jamin on Jul 11, 2026 |
| Admins: | Jon Nelson, Zachary Winters, Mitchell McAuslan |
Description
I think it's a good idea and I stand by it.
This route makes a good first 5.9 trad route due to its solid protection and bolt protected cruxes. Every time you're pulling a 5.9 move you've got a bolt at your hip.
Start on the far left side of the Country, just to the left of Kite Flying Blind and climb up a few easy moves to a ledge at the base of a couple cracks. Climb up the crack on the left, transition to a crack to the right, then climb up to the bolt. Clip the bolt then pull the crux however you can muster.
From here, continue up easier moves to another bolt. Clip that one then pull another cruxy move. Once established above, finish up jugs to the top. There are two gear placements: save an 0.3 or an 0.4 and an 0.2 or an 0.5. Or just blast it.
The top is equipped with the new design of mussy hooks with a hole at the bottom you can clip quick draws into.
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