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Abracadabra, 5a
Bowles Rocks

Climb Guide -> Southern Sandstone Database -> Bowles Rocks -> Abracadabra

Description :

Number 8 on the topo.
Climb the crack on the far right of the overhang. Some consider the initial bulge to be harder than cardboard box(6b).

First Ascent : S.C.C. (1960)

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This is an amazingly good crack. The problem is that some guys with bad jamming technique will feel as if it's impossible. Only two good fist jams are needed to go up, then get out the offwidth and finish easily to the top!
La Palida on Apr 25th 05

Well I thought it stiff in the grade 5a. To climb this you'll need to be pretty good at jamming and offwidth thrutching techniques. I can normally only onsight (TR) Southern Sandstone to 5b, so I very much doubt it can be harder than this. Bit of a fist muncher.
Woker on Aug 16th 04

Oh yes it is 5a! Rob Staines (RIP) climbed this naked yes...NAKED a few years back!
Nic Cosmos on Mar 5th 03

why would anyone want to climb this heap of cack
ian on Jun 18th 01

Whaaaaaaat!!!!
There's no way THAT's 5a!!!!!!!!!

Al on Jun 5th 01

Grading
4c 0%
5a 19%
5b 82%
Quality
Starred 34%
No Star 23%
Dustbin 45%
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