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Cake Walk - 5.8

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Description:
Crack with an interesting traverse. Downgraded to 5.8 in the latest guide.Descent Options:
Walk off down the backside.
Submitted by: baja_java on 2006-12-24
Last Modified: 2007-04-19
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Route ID: 14589
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Difficulty | 5.8 |
Safety Rating | G |
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Cake Walk
With Liddy. Very good long pitch for the grade. The traverse from lower crack to upper crack was fun. Crux move is on upper crack. 5.9 route worth doing here as well. Both routes easily protected. Pleasant approach.
Added: 2012-01-14
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Difficulty | 5.8 |
Safety Rating | G |
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soft
and not that interesting.
Added: 2011-03-07
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Difficulty | 5.8 |
Safety Rating | G |
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love crack
great crack climb
Added: 2010-05-18
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Difficulty | 5.8 |
Safety Rating | G |
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Added: 2010-05-09
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Yes, cakewalk for the grade
Good, sunny warm-up on winter mornings
Added: 2010-01-20