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Eye of the Needle - 5.11b

Average Rating = 4.44/5 Average Rating : 4.44 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 1
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (29)
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Rock
sport (10 bolts 60m rope)
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.11b
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 4.22/5
  Rock Quality 4.78/5
  Scenery 4.44/5
  Fun Factor 4.67/5

Description:

climb straight up arete avoiding the crack on the right no hands rest below overhanging section. look for hole in rock for which this climb was named 80ft

Submitted by: powers on 2006-10-11
Views: 1791
Route ID: 4875

29 Ascents Recorded

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.11b
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: circello on 2012-09-28 (View Climbing Log)

5 out of 5 stars 2011 climbs I never logged

Great arete climb.

Added: 2012-09-28

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.11b
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Flash Flash ascent by: ghaywood on 2012-03-29 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars good stuff

great view at the top.

Added: 2012-04-01

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.11b
  Safety Rating G
Flash Flash ascent by: lena_chita on 2011-11-19 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars O.K.

camhead seemed to think this was an awesome route, but I didn't care for it much.

Added: 2011-11-21

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Onsight Onsight ascent by: camhead on 2011-11-12 (View Climbing Log)

5 out of 5 stars asdf

asdf

Added: 2011-11-13

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.11b
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Flash Flash ascent by: sycamore on 2011-11-05 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Nice

Warmup. No real hard moves- it's all there.

Added: 2011-11-05

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