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The Handy Warmup

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This route makes a nice warm-up for the adjacent 11s and helps…

Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus (5.10d); FA: Paul Glover, Matt Samet, Kevin Riley,…

Triceratops Tracks

Triceratops Tracks (5.10+); This is the rightmost of the three…

Tracks Are for Kids

Tracks Are for Kids (5.10): FA: as a toprope, unknown; as a…

Wing Ding

Wing Ding (5.10c): This is the fourth bolted route from the…

Feeling Lucky

Feeling Lucky (5.10a); FA: Chris Archer, Al “Poncho” Torrisi,…

Bar None

Bar None (5.8); FA: David Turner and Terry Murphy, 2004: This…

The Handy Warm-up Proposal on the Hand

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The proposed route is on the West Face of The Hand just left of the route New Saigon and will become the left most route on the wall. It has been red pointed on top rope at 5.10a and will make a nice warm up for the adjacent routes. It is approximately 45 feet long. The crux of the route starts off the ground and may require a stick clip due to the nature of the terrain.

Fat Elvis Proposal on Der Freischutz

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The proposed new route goes straight up a beautiful face for 40 feet to a ledge, about 15 feet of easier climbing up the ledge lead to an overhang. Once over the overhang, a rising traverse left leads to a rounded arête to the top. There is no natural protection on the route except on the ledge. One gear placement in this section could protect the run-out from the bolts on the lower half until you clipped the first bolt on the top half.