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Boston - 5.5 popular

Average Rating = 3.29/5 Average Rating : 3.29 out of 5
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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (45)
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Rock (Trad) (Toprope)
PG13
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PG+. Very big gear needed unless you don't mind the runout on an offwidth.
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Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.5
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 2.79/5
  Rock Quality 3.62/5
  Scenery 2.93/5
  Fun Factor 3.38/5

Description:

Climb the obvious chimney right of Ken's Crack.

Descent Options:

Walk of using Uberfall descent.

Submitted by: troutboy on 2006-10-23
Last Modified: 2007-02-17
Views: 2688
Route ID: 54373

45 Ascents Recorded

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Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: gblauer on 2014-06-30 (View Climbing Log)

2 out of 5 stars is this really a 5.5?

Gear is sparse, moves don't feel like 5.5 to me.

Added: 2014-06-30

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Flash Flash ascent by: hoodlove on 2011-08-24 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Almost rained out...

After a rain day, a trip to Rock and Snow and a movie... we came back and found some wet rock and so we climbed up the descent to set up the TR.... had fun doing these multiple times until the deluge of rain hit is on the final rappel.

Added: 2011-09-08

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: gblauer on 2011-09-02 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars Really, this is a 5.4?

Honestly, this felt much harder at the crux.

Added: 2011-09-02

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.5
  Safety Rating G
Flash Flash ascent by: gwg on 2009-07-08 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars Awkward crux

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Added: 2011-06-08

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.5
  Safety Rating PG13
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Red Point Red Point ascent by: alexwolf on 2010-07-01 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars awkward crux

climbing this is in someways a hazing process for beginners -- how much fun is it to watch them squirm up the crux?? gotta love it.

Added: 2011-05-24

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