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Dream of Wild Turkeys, 5.10a [ Sizes: Orig | Large | Med | Small | Thumb ]
Dream of Wild Turkeys, 5.10a
5th Pitch- 60’- 5.9+/ Again, Supertopo has this at 5.10a, but Handren has it at 5.9+ which is where it belongs. Neither of the traverses on this route are as bad as they might look on a topo. Just like the previous traverse this one is tightly bolted. You will not need gear. Move out left and angle up following the bolt line (5-6 bolts). One bolt looks to be a little high and above it yet are other bolts which allow you to combine pitches 5 and 6 if you want. I chose to follow the traditional route and kept traversing to a decent belay ledge below a corner. If you clip that higher bolt, put a sling on it versus a draw as your next bolt will actually be slightly lower. The climbing is easier the more you traverse, so any crux is early It is all pretty tame except for maybe one move where there is not much in the way of hands or feet.
Dream of Wild Turkeys, 5.10a, 10 pitches, Black Velvet Wall, Red Rocks, May, 2008


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