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Bear Cub - 5.7

Average Rating = 3.55/5 Average Rating : 3.55 out of 5
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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (11)
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Rock (Sport)
G
1
Sport - some might use stick clip for first bolt
75
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.7
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 3.40/5
  Rock Quality 3.50/5
  Scenery 3.40/5
  Fun Factor 3.70/5

Description:

Bear Cub follow bolts up a featured face (crimps, edges, slopers) to a ledge with trees. Watch the start - you have to step down a touch to start the route, and you a looking down a steep gully to the base of Fine Line, etc - if you fall you will tumble a bit. NOTE: Many people get this route mixed up with Bear Hunt; it isn't well-documented and the topo for Flakeview in the Selected Climbs guidebook is a mess. As noted above, Bear Cub starts at the left end of a small ledge where it drops off into a steep gully. Bear Hunt starts about 15' to the right, near the right end of the small ledge.

Descent Options:

Fixed anchors shared with Bear Hunt

Submitted by: jsaunders on 2010-11-14
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Route ID: 107266

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.7
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Flash Flash ascent by: jsaunders on 2012-03-04 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars Cold warm up

Good warm up. Cold this morning but fun as always. Wish it were longer

Added: 2012-03-05

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.7
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Flash Flash ascent by: jsaunders on 2011-10-15 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars Stiff 7

Feels a little stiff for a 7. Nice short crux

Added: 2011-10-16

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.7
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: fixmyspcbar on 2011-04-13 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Not a 5.7

I felt this one had more variations than Dryvin and Cryin. Overall a fun climb.

Added: 2011-04-13

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.7
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: jsaunders on 2011-04-10 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars still fun

still fun but pretty tough for 5.7

Added: 2011-04-11

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.7
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Red Point Red Point ascent by: fisher3484 on 2011-02-13 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars good climb

fun

Added: 2011-03-03

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