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First Black in Space - 5.9

Average Rating = 3.67/5 Average Rating : 3.67 out of 5
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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (11)
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Toprope off of shuts. Trad if you're feeling lucky.
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating PG13
  Exposure 4.00/5
  Rock Quality 3.75/5
  Scenery 3.50/5
  Fun Factor 4.00/5

Description:

Start to the right of Windows (First Black in Space direct) over by Misty. Angle up and left along pebbly right-facing flake. Either hook up with Windows and finish in the big hole, or head straight up to shuts to right of the hole.

Submitted by: gothcopter on 2004-12-05
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Route ID: 62316

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating X
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: twelvestringtex on 2012-12-12 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars Onsight

This lead made me glad I solo, other than the start the gear is finickey or non existent, and the flake seemed to wiggle a little bit causing me to doubt the gear I had placed. Seemed like the little gear I had placed was a waste of time.

Got to sling a horn though =) and that's always fun!

Added: 2012-12-12

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.1
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: jkdfjkdfjkdfjkd on 1998-07-21 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Feeling Lucky

I lead this when I was onsighting hard 11 trad. Almost a mistake.
Heh,heh. Just about zero gear on this thing...sling a small horn halfway up and then hope not to fall. Cheers.

Added: 2009-07-21

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: bigredscowboy on 2009-04-05 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars .

Apparently the "first person on that route in ten years." Clearly the ascent log shows differently.

Added: 2009-04-05

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: gte921n on 2006-05-19 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars ---

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Added: 2008-05-19

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: The_Phoenix on 2000-06-18 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars toprope

great top rope going either right or left

Added: 2008-04-16

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