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The Fortress

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About The Fortress:

Long, fun and fairly easy for the most part. This wall is very popular due to its proximity to the stairs and its concentration of 5.10 and 5.11 climbing. A good mixed bag of sport and trad for climbers and a bit more of a challenge than Red Tail offers.
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Rock Type: Gneiss
Type of Climbing: Sport/Trad
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Routes

SequenceSequence numbers indicate the left (L) to right (R) order of the routes. Rating Route Difficulty Ascents
Average Rating = 4.00/5 holy guacamole 5.12a 1
Average Rating = 3.57/5 Runcible Spoon 5.10a 7
Average Rating = 3.25/5 Slices of Quince 5.10d 4
Average Rating = 4.50/5 The Real Special Forces (1) 5.11a 6
Average Rating = 3.67/5 Timorous 5.10b 3
Average Rating = 4.12/5 While the Crow's Away 5.10a 8
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Besieged Briefly** 5.10b 1
0 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Blackwater Fever 5.11b 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Born a Misfit 5.10b 2
0 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Bubbles and the Beanstalk 5.11d 1
0 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Dog Collared Crime 5.10d 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Dumbline (Direct Finish) 5.10d 1
0 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Eat Cake 5.11b 1
0 Average Rating = 4.20/5 Et tu brutus 5.9 6
0 Average Rating = 5.00/5 Feeding off the Crumbs 5.10a 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Half arssed amputees 5.11d 2
0 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Iron Clad 5.10c 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Itching to Climb 5.10b 2
0 Average Rating = 5.00/5 Mortal Combat (1) 5.11c 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Purpendiculous 5.10b 2
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Ridiculous 5.10d 1
0 Average Rating = 4.50/5 Sagging Bumline 5.10a 4
0 Average Rating = 5.00/5 Seige Machine 5.11b 1
0 Average Rating = 2.00/5 Sodwrestler 5.10b 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Special Forces 5.11b 2
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Storming the rampart 5.10b 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Stouthearted 5.10a 4
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 The Demon Delaney 5.11a 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 The Owl and the Pussycat 5.10a 2
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 The Plague 5.10d 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 The Shrimp and the Wimp 5.10b 3
0 Average Rating = 2.00/5 Typhus 5.10d 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Underminded 5.10d 1
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Urushiol 5.11b 0
0 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Valiant Veterans 5.11a 1
0 Average Rating = 2.00/5 Youthful Assult 5.10b 1
1 Average Rating = 3.60/5 **Threading The Mine Field 5.11b 7
1 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Genetic Mirror 5.10c 17
1 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Lokking Glass 5.10a 1
1 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Looking Glass 5.10a 15
1 Average Rating = 4.50/5 minor skirmish (2) 5.10b 20
1 Average Rating = 4.37/5 plum line 5.10a 30
1 Average Rating = 4.71/5 primal dream 5.10a 11
1 Average Rating = 3.25/5 The nutter 5.7 5

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