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Ball Bearing - 5.10a
Average Rating : 3.80 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 8
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (34)
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Description:
North Side. A great 2 pitch route. 1rst: good finger crack. 2nd: great little roof, and balancey lay-back, followed by a big ass flared fist crack. Yea !!! Can TR first pitch from bolts
Submitted by: johnr9q on 2006-04-23
Last Modified: 2007-02-22
Views: 2020
Route ID: 5105
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Added: 2014-04-04
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| Difficulty | 5.10a |
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Ball Bearing
Excellent first pitch. The final seam (crux) below the fixed belay is fantastic for the grade. Delicate moves protected with micro pro. Gets more sun than you think in mid May.
Added: 2013-05-18
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| Difficulty | 5.10a |
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Balancy
A great route with some cool moves.
Added: 2012-02-07
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P1 only, meh...
Added: 2011-10-03
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I thought this was better than Illusion Dweller.
First off, Illusion Dweller is over-rated and over-graded. It was good, not amazing and closer to 9+. Ball bearing was probably the most aesthetic and interesting climb I did at J-Tree. I did it all in one pitch and I highly recommend doing so. It's a rope stretcher with a 60m. Wonderful and thoughtful moves and gear placements to avoid rope drag. It's grade is fairly accurate in the easy 10's to hard 9's range. With the open views, clean rock and wonderful jams, this climbs gets at least 2 more stars than Illusion Dweller in my book! BTW - If linking both pitches, probably best not to fall a the roof above the 1st pitch anchor!
Added: 2011-09-01
