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Cactus Flower - 5.11b
Average Rating : 3.25 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 37
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (14)
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Description:
Start on the curving crack/flake to the left (takes small gear skip the first bolt which belongs to the direct variation)lieback into the shallow vertical crack, face climb the rest of the route. Good holds crux is tricky. Direct variation is 12a or harder very height dependent some people can't even reach the holds.
Submitted by: artm on 2002-04-10
Last Modified: 2007-03-11
Views: 1767
Route ID: 12226
14 Ascents Recorded
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| Safety Rating | G |
Onsight ascent by:
More fun than it looks!
This route is actually quite interesting as it has perplexing moves that require some thinking before unlocking the sequences. It's a bit of a heady lead, too, as the 2nd and 3rd bolts are more than a body length apart, and the move off the 3rd bolt is not directly near the bolt. Typical Jtree style.
Added: 2012-01-09
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| Difficulty | 5.11b |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Cactus Flower
Part of a 10 route day with Zach. Great weather, no other climbers present all day at any location we climbed. Zach got it on sight. Tough couple moves for me. Got to spread for that right crack pretty fast. Once up on the ramp, don't go right, but rather make a small jump (5'11" just out of reach) for the horn on Perhaps. Finish off on that route.
Added: 2011-03-03
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| Safety Rating | G |
with gear
placed four pieces on this and the rest were draws. Glad to get the onsight. Fun climbing with an unlikely move past the third bolt.
Added: 2010-03-15
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| Difficulty | 5.11b |
| Safety Rating | PG13 |
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No Gear Necessary
Just five draws; three for the climb and two for the top. There is a pod up high that would take a #1 camalot, but if you haven't fallen by then, you're not going to, are you?
Added: 2009-12-15
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| Safety Rating | G |
Top Rope ascent by:
TR'd
the sheet out of this thing!
Added: 2009-10-28
