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Torrid Zone - 5.12a

Average Rating = 3.83/5 Average Rating : 3.83 out of 5
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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (6)
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Rock (Sport)
G
5 bolts
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.12a
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 2.33/5
  Rock Quality 4.00/5
  Scenery 4.00/5
  Fun Factor 4.25/5

Description:

sweet overhung route. noticed by an overly-chalked mono b/w the 1st and 2nd bolts, and a huge hole with jugs lining the entire thing. pretty big holds all the way to the top. underclings, big reaches, maybe even a dyno if you;re shorter. lots of fun just left of Jungle Fever (11b)

Submitted by: critterdude542 on 2011-08-27
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Route ID: 109757

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.12a
  Safety Rating G
Red Point Red Point ascent by: charden06 on 2012-10-20 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Torrid Zone

Fun route

Added: 2012-10-20

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Red Point Red Point ascent by: mdalby on 2012-07-16 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars na

na

Added: 2012-07-16

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Red Point Red Point ascent by: DWinchester on 2012-06-13 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Really fun climbing

If you,re in the area get a rope on it.

Added: 2012-06-13

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.12a
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Red Point Red Point ascent by: souclimber on 2012-05-14 (View Climbing Log)

5 out of 5 stars Torrid Zone

Great moves! I agree that clipping the fourth bolt is the toughest part of the route.

Added: 2012-05-16

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.12a
  Safety Rating G
  Fun Factor
Red Point Red Point ascent by: critterdude542 on 2012-04-25 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars torrid zone

finally came back to do this after working on it a bit last summer. got it 2nd go today, maybe 5 tries overall. kind of wandering in the middle and the crux mostly being trying to clip the 4th bolt.
super fun route

climbing jungle fever and clipping a shoulder-length sling on the fourth bolt eliminates any difficult clip, and doesn't add any danger to a fall from above that bolt.

Added: 2012-04-25

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