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Herbies Horror - 5.9

Average Rating = 4.50/5 Average Rating : 4.50 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 3
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (8)
Rock
TR
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 2.67/5
  Rock Quality 4.00/5
  Scenery 2.67/5
  Fun Factor 4.67/5

Description:

"A fun and technical footwork problem. Begin just right of a small, detached flake in the bottom of Chockstone Chimney. Climb small quartz knobs up the center of the face." (From VA, WV, and MD guidebook by Eric Hörst)

Submitted by: aikibujin on 2006-06-22
Views: 376
Route ID: 15591

8 Ascents Recorded

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: cwo2 on 1993-08-01 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars `

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Added: 2008-03-16

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: bonner340b on 2007-05-24 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars crimpy is good

a great crimpy problem, holds were sharp and not polished like most of the problems. Origanly it was going to be our warm up problem.

Added: 2007-05-27

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: AngusBeefheart on 2006-12-22 (View Climbing Log)

5 out of 5 stars Ascent note

it was raining pretty hard and everything was slick, ended up doing a bit of hangdogging, but fun

Added: 2006-12-22

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: rastafarout on 2005-09-08 (View Climbing Log)

5 out of 5 stars Ascent Note

Hard,polished,technical.

Added: 2005-09-08

Ratings
  Difficulty
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: nedsurf on 2005-06-16 (View Climbing Log)

0 out of 5 stars Ascent Note

climbed many times over the years

Added: 2005-06-16

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