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Barad-Dur - 5.11a

Average Rating = 4.00/5 Average Rating : 4.00 out of 5
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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (5)
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I believe medium sized cams and nuts are good.
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.11a
  Safety Rating PG13
  Exposure 3.50/5
  Rock Quality 3.50/5
  Scenery 3.50/5
  Fun Factor 5.00/5

Description:

Superb! An overhanging start provides some interest and can often prove the killer for some. The next part of the climb is smooth, although the small roof can be tricky, finishes off with a pumpy crack that runs up the slab.

Submitted by: koto on 2006-02-01
Views: 1212
Route ID: 34753

5 Ascents Recorded

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.11a
  Safety Rating PG13
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Red Point Red Point ascent by: scallywag on 2007-04-20 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars My First Trad 22!!

Awesome awesome climb! wasn't feeling confident, but I just hung on and sent! gear in hand. Bomber gear too. Used 4 cams after the bolt - a yellow then green alien, then .5 BD and then bomber 1 BD to top out. Not the best gear for the start tho...

Added: 2007-04-20

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.11a
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: mikebee on 2007-02-10 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars My first 22!

I was working really hard to get up this one. Plenty of hangdogging once I got onto the crack. I was really pumped.

I somehow managed to dislodge a chunk of rock off the top face though. I was laying back off the crack, and knocked off a block about 25cm long, 2cm thick and 6cm wide. Pretty scary stuff. Never had that happen at Morrie before.

Added: 2007-02-12

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Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: dr_fil_good on 2005-04-10 (View Climbing Log)

0 out of 5 stars Ascent Note

Damn that getting past that overhang is hard ... after a few first attempts I just went ballistic and ran up the farkn thing - with positive results :D

(dunno if that counts as a hang dog since there were breaks between attempts then last attempt was clean)

Witnessed by: Guru
Added: 2005-04-10

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Hang Dog Hang Dog ascent by: ajkclay on 2004-03-27 (View Climbing Log)

0 out of 5 stars Ascent Note

HUGE!!! Had to rest on rope, my finger got stuck - firmly!

Added: 2004-03-27

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Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: koto on 2003-04-13 (View Climbing Log)

0 out of 5 stars Ascent Note

Fantastic!!!

Witnessed by: Dave Moloney.
Added: 2003-04-13