Viper – V5
Description:
Climb the snake-like fin of rock up the overhanging face. Start with hands on the fin at mid-height.
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eunjeeryu: Twisted arm beta made the beginning efficient. -
Noah Letkemann: foot pressure on the left, and smear hard in with the right leg as you cross to the pinch. -
Kim McGrenere: LH on the start hold, RH in a twisted reverse-grip on arete. LH to the arete and then bumps to the wide pinch. Awesome.
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colebarber: Crux: RH on Arete High, LH cross to an amazing 4 inch pinch.
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Tucker Webb: Crazy beta made it easier for me. Wrist twister ;) -
courtneymiyamoto: higher pinch just under the pinch you cross to
Recent Sendage:
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That start is so finicky! Tried it a couple times over the years and couldn’t figure out the start but got some nice condis today to put it together -
Twisted palm technique is insane!
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Sick!
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Pretty sick boulder! Recommend! -
2025-08-24 -
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Hard sent on the wet rock. Very technical problem.
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What a cool climb
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Matched rail, no wrist twist. Quality line -
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amazing line, definitely one of the coolest problems I've ever climbed. felt burly and tech at the same time, and I did some weird footwork.
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Wrist twist method made it feel easy. Regular beta is impossible. -
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Looks better than it climbs, but it’s still cool. I didn’t do the gross wrist twisting beta! -
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Did the weird index up wrap on the middle part of the rail. Grade opinion is for this method -
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2024-08-28Sick rig😎
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Lots of fun nice holds -
2024-06-16
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Much better than I expected -
Fell on establish 3 times then it went. Such lovely holds that’s cannot be passed on -
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Was given some wacky inverted wrist beta which made this feel super easy for me. I think it looks nicer than it climbs tho -
Impossible then easy
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Good hand holds but very tricky start foot beta. Feels easy when you understand the body positioning for the cross to the pinch.
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2024-03-07
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2023-11-29
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2023-11-29 -
such a sick feature -
2023-11-21 -
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Such a fun climb! Thanks Ann for starting the sendtrain.
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Right hand backwards meathook undercling 👌 -
2023-07-29
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👍 -
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Fun. Left knee towards the inside to grab the pinch made the difference -
2023-07-08 -
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Felt hard at first and then it just went. Fun climb
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Fun!! -
felt hard, then not. nice climb -
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Probably shouldn’t have avoided this one for so long, was intimidated for some reason. -
Started matched on the fin
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Gimme some more. Two attempts. -
Did not flash -
Felt impossible until it didn’t. Seems like a classic Squamish experience
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The end of an Era -
Money pinch
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Attempts don't count if you don't get off the ground. Very good, can see why this is a classic -
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don't be hanging upside down for the start
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took me a lot of effort to get this one. -
One of the most pure, gorgeous features on the Earth. This felt almost as hard as the 7s today, love the palm pinching!
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Day flash! Let’s go!
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Old nemesis went in a few goes. Feels good man. -
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2022-07-16finally..
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Awkward meathooks on the fin and super glassy feet. But pretty fun and beautiful boulder. -
2nd or 3rd try. Very sick feature. I liked the meat wraps and the wide pinch. I can underwear and why it’s a top 100. Loved this one -
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2022-04-28 -
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2022-04-07
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Campus beta is clutch.
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So fun! -
Several attempts on dis. Started with a high right hand and a left hand on the crimp. Good to do something after all the boys crushed their highballs
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Sweet line, had some trouble making the move to the bomber pinch, but the rest is straightforward.
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dreams do come true. -
Awesome! Maybe V3?
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Visually pleasing. Physically unpleasing.
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Excellent. I'm proud of this send. -
2020-09-17
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2020-09-12Brilliant.
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2020-09-05
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Sent it first go after getting established. Love the pinch :)
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Very nice
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2020-08-25
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Finally came back to this one after a few years and it went really easily! Such a sick line.
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First V5. All about that foot.
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2020-07-25Use the right thumb before the cross! -
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Too painful for my wrist to even pull on last year. Pleasantly surprised. -
Amazing pinch amid a sharp and unpleasant problem.
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Outstanding, super fun climb! -
such a cool feature! the beta isn't obvious
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2019-11-04
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2019-08-29 -
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Amazing -
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Start was the hardest part of this one. As soon as I stuck that move, I sent. Helped to be told, "Pretend that you can't trust any of your feet at the top." Staying mostly on my arms made the top not difficult. -
2019-07-27
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Came back to this thing today, years after I first tried it. Super hard until it’s easy. I now get why it’s top 100
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sick line. -
Sent 3rd go, awesome! -
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Looks cool, but only one interesting move.
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2019-03-03
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2018-12-20
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If only it climbed as well as it looked. Still pretty cool! -
2018-10-17 -
2018-10-14Fun!
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2018-09-11 -
Weird first move.
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Finally ticked off a long time project. -
weird techy power move
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The perfect pinches don't exis........ Nevermind. -
hero climb -
2018-06-20Thanks Eric for the crazy, hack beta! -
Repeat
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Sick -
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Yippee! Cool climb. Thanks to Rayne for the sneaky hand beta
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felt kinda hard then it just went -
Satisfying 4 inch pinch.
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2017-08-31 -
2017-07-31
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This is a top rated climb for a good reason. A good mix of abilities needed to send. -
First v5 in squamish! An unexpected beta makes this problem feels a grade lower...gotta try the original sequence next time!
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Dope pinch. Pretty easy if you're a burlyman. -
3rd try. Not gonna lie, I just powered through it :-) -
Finally!!! Once I figured out the beta it felt like a 3. I honestly thought I would never send. -
Solid top 100 v5. Felt harder than v5 while learning the unusual moves but in retrospect it felt about right. Fun.
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Did it twice, with two different starts.
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Took me a while to get off the ground. Fun climb and really cool looking feature. I don't think the movement is five star though.
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Felt more like a 3...
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seems a little soft.2nd go -
2017-05-23
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2016-09-03
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2016-08-27
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It's all about that pinch! -
This climb is amazing! The best climb I've been on in Squamish. Could never pull off the ground for 3 years until I found beta that worked.
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Repeat from waaaay back.
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2016-08-04
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2016-07-28
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2016-07-27
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A classic. -
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coolest start grip ever
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Took me a while to get the cross pinch. So stoked to cross this off the list!
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Used crazy backwards beta that made the problem feel like a V3 -
Took me several sessions to send this one. Found the cross to the pinch very difficult. Very aesthetic climb. -
2016-04-28
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2016-04-14
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Not 100% sure if I flashed it; tried to pull on before watching someone and couldn't get my feet off the ground, then did it right after. Anyways, quite fun with great holds.
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2015-10-04
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2015-09-12
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2015-09-11
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2015-08-19
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2015-08-19
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2015-08-16 -
Used the campus start beta
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2015-08-04
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It felt awkward until figure out where my right foot is and it just went
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2015-07-25Finally! Such a low percentage 1st move for me, then cruiser to the end. -
Day one of the trip, great way to start the weekend!!
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2015-07-17
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2015-06-25
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Finally got this climb! Another send of note as the rain sprinkles through the forest. -
V5Anonymous User2015-06-14
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Classic, 3rd go
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2015-05-30
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2015-05-03
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My 2 year battle with this nemesis is finally over👊🏼. All in all it was only a half dozen sessions and today it finally went down ... SUPER PSYCHED
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beautiful movement. 3rd go. -
2015-04-06
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Good problem, finicky start
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Great climb! a couple goes -
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2014-09-15
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2014-08-12Night ascent. -
Hard man! Kind of a one move really but a cool one a that! -
Hard man! Kind of a one move really but a cool one a that!
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2014-07-07
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Campus FTW
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2014-06-18 -
2014-06-17
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2014-06-15Sick...sick...SICK
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2014-06-15
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2014-06-09
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2014-03-13
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2014-03-12 -
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Best v5 in Squamish and the hardest Lost a lot of skin for this one haha
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2013-08-23
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2013-08-04
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2013-08-01
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2013-08-01
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2013-07-31Really cool arête fin! -
2013-07-30
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2013-07-263rd go! really cool problem
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Finally triumphant
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Wasn't exactly what I was anticipating, but still sweet. Totally dynamic drop to the pinch.
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Such a sick feature! -
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V4Anonymous User2013-06-01
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2013-04-01
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2012-07-15 -
I wasn't a big fan of this climb. Sloppy movement.
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2012-07-13
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2012-07-08 -
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2012-06-03
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Last year I couldn't get off the ground on this one! Psyched on this send!
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I thought this would take a lot of work to get, but it went on the first try of the day! Stoked!!!
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Super fun. Hadn't warmed up yet, so really hard to pinch the first holds. -
last day, last go, last bits of light. epic. goodbye squamish. i love you.
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good beta from James Lucas. he's so dreamy...
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2011-07-29
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2011-06-27
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pinchy -
2011-04-01
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Awkward
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2010-09-11
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gave charlie the beta to do it, then I couldn't do it with that beta on the flash! 3rd go, first try without starting hands crossed. fun first move, v1- after
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Fun :) -
durisimooo!!
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Awesome providing you don't fall into the hole head first. -
I just couldnt seem to get it right...finally went for the move as a gaston and it worked, hmm -
Second Try!
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2008-09-20
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2008-08-21
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Maybe the best problem of the trip?
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Felt like the hardest one of the grade ever. But then I realised that I shouldn't really use my feet. Oh.
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2007-08-13Very cool
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SSSSSSSSSSS
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gah i am total weaksauce right now.
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#28 -
The fin -
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Third problem I ever did outside!! 5 tries for V5 :)
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2004-09-04fell on my face from the top on the first try while pidgeon watched.
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2004-06-10
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excellent -
hard
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2001-07-10 -
2000-09-24
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First V5 a long time ago.
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V5Anonymous User
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sick cross sur le pinch -
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Easier for tall people who can reach to the pinch better but the start becomes quite scrunchy. Still a lot of fun
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my first v5!
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Wicked cross-pinch -
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I somehow didn't find this line as good as others. Still nice and strong move.
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Subtle
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First 5 in the grandwall
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nice line -
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One mover, truly classic squamish -
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the topout is fun, the start is greasy and nasty. -
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Long time ago
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onsights32
flashes393
redpointsTotal Sends: 428
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