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The Distortionist - 5.6
Average Rating : 2.75 out of 5Route sequence (left to right): 5
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (23)
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Description:
Short crack on left side of slab next to Bubba Meets Jesus.
Submitted by: delphyne on 2003-07-11
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Route ID: 37945
23 Ascents Recorded
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Difficulty | 5.6 |
Safety Rating | G |
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Flash ascent by: jsaunders on 2011-07-03
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Casual
Easy warm-up. Cool to get a chance to place a #5 on something :)
Added: 2011-07-04
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Difficulty | 5.5 |
Safety Rating | G |
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Top Rope ascent by: jsaunders on 2011-03-20
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Fun warmup
Nice little off-width section, felt a little soft for the grade.. I'd called it 5.5.
Added: 2011-03-20
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Onsight ascent by: lkeegan on 2010-06-20
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The distortionist
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Added: 2010-06-22
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Difficulty | 5.6 |
Safety Rating | G |
Onsight ascent by: mjwestla on 2009-09-06
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Top access route
Led this mostly to set up some harder adjacent stuff. Not exactly a great warm up climb imho b/c it's got just a few short sections of climbing mixed with scrambling. It is good to have big (#4,5) cams for the wide stuff and the "crux" move that puts you onto the mid-level ledge. As mentioned in a prior review a cleverly placed small cam can supplement the big gear placements in the chimney (I used a .5?).
Note that it feels a little different than some other easy climbs since it's negotiating a wide crack at the crux.
Also if anyone else TRs this be sure to leave directionals as the swing would be pretty spectacular and could bowl someone right off of "Team Jesus", etc...
Note that it feels a little different than some other easy climbs since it's negotiating a wide crack at the crux.
Also if anyone else TRs this be sure to leave directionals as the swing would be pretty spectacular and could bowl someone right off of "Team Jesus", etc...
Added: 2009-09-07
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Difficulty | 5.6 |
Safety Rating | G |
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Top Rope ascent by: jessejames on 2008-12-23
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good warm up
easy interesting moves.
Added: 2008-12-23