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The fang - 5.9

Average Rating = 3.40/5 Average Rating : 3.40 out of 5
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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (5)
Rock
up to #4 camalot
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 3.00/5
  Rock Quality 4.00/5
  Scenery 3.75/5
  Fun Factor 3.00/5

Description:

scrambling to small crack to sqeez chimney to top then single line rap of to bolts

Submitted by: climberjim on 2004-03-02
Views: 223
Route ID: 49474

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: Rockjunkie15 on 2007-03-03 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars Good fun

The crux is clearly at the bottom, then you get to climb up a fun chimney.

Added: 2008-02-20

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: salamanizer on 2008-01-26 (View Climbing Log)

2 out of 5 stars Not a squeeze

Totally disapointed. A sweet (though short) locker finger crack leads to what looks like a squeeze chimney. It's not, you can easily climb the face (5.6ish) on the outside of the chimney. Traversed across the face to reach some anchor bolts out right. That was ok, traversed low to make it harder for more interesting climbing.

Added: 2008-01-26

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Onsight Onsight ascent by: Rockjunkie15 on 2007-09-30 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars A little tricky

Getting to the wide crack is the crux, once your there protecting is easy and the climbing is fun.

Added: 2007-10-01

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: markguycan on 1996-09-23 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars worthy

I used it as my mental warm-up for the Fracture. don't be afraid of the wide section, it's not bad.

Added: 2007-09-23

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating PG13
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: radioface on 2007-01-27 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Interesting

Starts with a neat little flare and finger crack, which felt like the crux for me. The wide section up top is not too bad because both sides of the wall are pretty featured.

Added: 2007-01-27