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Wasp Mentality - 5.12a

Average Rating = 3.60/5 Average Rating : 3.60 out of 5
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Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.11d
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 2.33/5
  Rock Quality 3.33/5
  Scenery 2.67/5
  Fun Factor 3.33/5

Description:

(from the falcon guide, 1st ed.) *** Tricky and fun, but watch for wasps in the undercling. Start 3 ft. left of "Cooler crack" and try to follow a line of bolts to a set of open hooks at the top, just below the birch tree. (per 2nd edition Falcon Guide) 5.12a if you climb within the bolt line 5.11c if you duck out right to the HUGE ledge near the crack (between 1st & 2nd bolts)

Submitted by: fo_d on 2002-02-19
Last Modified: 2012-09-11
Views: 1398
Route ID: 12260

11 Ascents Recorded

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.12a
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Red Point Red Point ascent by: climb4free on 2012-09-03 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Stayed to the bolt line...

... as the guidbook states, it is 5.12a if you climb the bolt line rather than ducking out right to the HUGE ledge by the crack.

Added: 2012-09-04

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.11c
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Hang Dog Hang Dog ascent by: prana04 on 2007-06-30 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars Wasp Mentality

Fun Route

Added: 2007-08-01

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.11c
  Safety Rating G
Red Point Red Point ascent by: jamesjay on 2007-07-07 (View Climbing Log)

5 out of 5 stars little project

took a while to get this sequence down but it was worth it

Added: 2007-07-16

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: MrAnderson on 2006-09-01 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars Wasp Mentality

Good route tough start

Added: 2006-11-26

Ratings
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Red Point Red Point ascent by: melonman on 2006-08-26 (View Climbing Log)

0 out of 5 stars Ascent Note

Got it on my second try. Like every other route here, its like 5.7 after the big ledge. For the record, I've never seen a single wasp anywhere near this route. Another excellent 5.11c

Added: 2006-08-26

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