Type: Sport, 50 ft (15 m)
FA: Gary Taylor, Pat Contor, Susan Ashley, Nancy Cohn: 1988
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Shared By: GRK on Nov 13, 2007
Admins: Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C

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Description Suggest change

Grab a quick warm-up and you'll be physically ready for Stranger than Friction. The rest is up to you.

A tendon bending start puts you in at awkward stance. A fast, five feet off the ground and you've found the route's physical crux, focus and a long reach will help break the freeze. Continue climbing over crisp, thin edges to a brief rest, angle right through the mental crux towards a fixed pin. An awkward exit gains a small rest and the anchor. A short route with a long feeling!

Location Suggest change

In the middle of the Green A Gully and approximately 30 feet up from Prepositional Phrase, sits Stranger than Friction. Follow the trail north into the gully from the Green A's sundeck, the route is second bolted slab from the left and has a low, under-cutting roof.

Protection Suggest change

Three bolts, and a fixed pin lead to a heavily slung horn with quick links. Lower or Rappel the route.

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