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Impact Zone

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About Impact Zone:

The cliffs and ledges R/upstream of Franklinstein and the Contact Zone.
Approach: From Franklinstein, hike R/upstream for about 60 ft, switchbacking up under Blood, Sweat, and Chalk and One for One to reach the trail to the main area.
Approach Time: 5 minutes
Latitude, Longitude:
Access Issues: Same as the rest of Franklin- stay on the path, leave your dog home or keep it on a leash, don't block the path with packs and belays, think hard, climb smart. DON'T go up on top during hunting season unless you're wearing blaze orange (not red, blaze orange... turkeys and other game birds are red, and getting shot hurts... a lot.)
Rock Type: LimeStone
Type of Climbing: Sport
Sun Aspect: Afternoon Sun

Routes

SequenceSequence numbers indicate the left (L) to right (R) order of the routes. Rating Route Difficulty Ascents
1 Average Rating = 2.50/5 One for One 5.12a 4
2 Average Rating = 4.54/5 Blood, Sweat, and Chalk 5.9 28
3 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Almost Heaven 5.10a 1
4 Average Rating = 3.00/5 No Stopping the Burn 5.9 1
5 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Burned Out 5.9 0
6 Average Rating = 5.00/5 Brutality Crack 5.11a 1
7 Average Rating = 3.50/5 No Weld 5.9 4
8 Average Rating = 3.56/5 Wintermute (1) 5.9 9
9 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Hand Job 5.10b 0
10 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Persephone 5.10d 0
11 Average Rating = 3.70/5 Castaways (2) 5.8 23
12 Average Rating = 3.37/5 First Aid (1) 5.7 19
13 Average Rating = 3.67/5 Eddie's Arete 5.10a 3
14 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Captain Hook 5.10b 2
15 Average Rating = 3.57/5 Trident 5.10a 7
16 Average Rating = 4.27/5 Anchors Away 5.9 11
17 Average Rating = 4.67/5 Super Amazing Sea Monkeys 5.10c 3
18 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Keelhauled 5.10b 0
19 Average Rating = 3.44/5 Belly of the Whale 5.8 16
20 Average Rating = 3.50/5 The Bends 5.11c 2
21 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Decompression Sickness 5.10b 4
22 Average Rating = 4.62/5 Barnacle Bill 5.11a 8
23 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Walk the Plank 5.11b 1
24 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Skid Marks 5.11d 0
25 Average Rating = 1.50/5 Wasp Stop 5.9 2
26 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Neptune 5.10b 2
27 Average Rating = 4.20/5 Aqualung 5.10a 5
28 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Alternate Start- Aqualung 5.10b 0
28 Average Rating = 4.21/5 Shipwreck (2) 5.9 14
29 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Hidden Treasure 5.11b 1
30 Average Rating = 3.67/5 Bird of Prey 5.11b 3
30 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Stowaway Corner 5.7 1
31 Average Rating = 4.25/5 The Last Laugh 5.10a 4
32 Average Rating = 3.75/5 Jump Start (3) 5.9 16
33 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Davey Jones' Locker 5.12a 1
33 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Early Retirement 5.10b 1
34 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Rock Your World 5.10c 1
36 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Hard Thing 5.10a 0
37 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Edge-U-cate 5.10b 2
38 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Mostly Harmless 5.12a 1
39 Average Rating = 3.50/5 Van Idle Route #1 5.10b 2
41 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Van Idle Route #3 5.10c 0
42 Average Rating = 0.00/5 5.9 trad line 5.9 0
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With Replies Oops...I think I just deleted the Impact Zone... well, @#$%^&! roninthorne 1 May 21 2008, 2:13 PM