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Precarious Perch - 5.9

Average Rating = 2.50/5 Average Rating : 2.50 out of 5
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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (3)
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PG. Standard Gunks Rack.
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 2.00/5
  Rock Quality 2.00/5
  Scenery 2.00/5
  Fun Factor 2.00/5

Description:

Climb up right from the start of Jean on nice orange rock to the roof. Surmount the roof at a cleft a bit right of Jean. Rap or finish on Sixish.

Submitted by: troutboy on 2006-10-23
Last Modified: 2007-02-17
Views: 606
Route ID: 54389

3 Ascents Recorded

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Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Second Second ascent by: gblauer on 2014-06-29 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars Felt much harder than Jean

Love the delicate traverse. The roof exit was crimp to pocket to rail. Very burly and required good foot work. Much harder than Jean.

Added: 2014-06-29

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.9
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: danabart on 1999-09-11 (View Climbing Log)

2 out of 5 stars Onsight

This roof seemed a lot easier than Jean.

Added: 2008-02-29

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Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: troutboy on 1997-04-26 (View Climbing Log)

0 out of 5 stars Ascent Note

I can find no way over the roof right of Jean that was anywhere near 5.9 Obvious cleft seemed more like 5.10b.

Added: 1997-04-26