An unlovely-looking route with a chossy start and seemingly way too many bolts;

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grows on you.

The line has got some stellar moves and feels remarkably exposed.

There are two roofs, a mostly-footless bulge, and three good rests. The technical crux is at the top and may prove a bit perplexing at first. The rightward trending first 20 feet or so is the chossiest; once above the initial roof the rock quality improves significantly (but it's still AF—the route needs more traffic to really clean up).

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Gripcom

Big, fun handholds for the first few bolts, followed by smaller holds and trickier movement up high.

The exit moves to the chains are strenuous and exciting.

Unfortunately the very poor rock quality detracts substantially from the route.

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