Free Bird – 5.13b
Description:
The current most difficult route at the lake. Small holds and overhangs 8-10' over its length. The route the furthest right (downhill) of the right continuous wall. To the left of "More Questions than Answers".10+
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Recent Sendage:
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2022-10-22Repeat. Sent this climb Oct 2013. Took more sessions than I wanted it to to repeat. What was supposed to be just a few training sessions turned into more of a project than I had anticipated. I wanted to prove to my younger self 9 years ago that I had become a better climber. Not sure if I managed to do that…Fell off the last hard move multiple times per session for a few sessions before finally doing it. Very specific type of climbing fitness required. Pure resistance with powerful and technical moves requiring perfect feet placement and a lot of body tension. Like for my first send of this I had to train specifically for the route to get the required fitness; just a bit less this time! I think this is hard for 13b and could be low-end 13c. Amazing route nonetheless and should be on the to-do list of every North/mid Island 5.13 climber!
