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The Shining - 5.8

Average Rating = 3.67/5 Average Rating : 3.67 out of 5
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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (10)
Rock
small cams and nuts
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 2.67/5
  Rock Quality 4.67/5
  Scenery 3.33/5
  Fun Factor 4.33/5

Description:

Beginning is awkward, but rest of the route is very good.

Submitted by: rocket on 2006-10-11
Views: 173
Route ID: 50227

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating G
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: cavemanNdisguise on 2009-08-01 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars Decent crack.

Was looking for a moderately easy finger crack and this was not it. I may have used one finger lock in the entire climb. Fun climb nevertheless.

Added: 2009-08-02

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Onsight Onsight ascent by: climberclif on 2008-08-18 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars .

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Added: 2009-03-03

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: climberclif on 2008-03-22 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars fun

good short route

Added: 2009-01-01

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Onsight Onsight ascent by: ab_love on 1996-03-22 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars First Trad at the Red, Lotsa fun!

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Added: 2008-12-22

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.7
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: dubforceone on 2008-04-22 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars The Shining

Very fun but too short!

Added: 2008-04-22

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