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more epics on anniversary route-ring of steel 18-Jan-2009 At 10:41:14 PM dfinnecy

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Had the privilege yesterday to go out and repeat Big Trad Thong with Mikl. A really nice
route! The rock is kinda dodgy here and there but pro is more than adequate and the
dodgy bits are easy to avoid. If you are a solid 18 trad leader, confident on 20 with
carrots, and can deal with a little soft rock this route is for you.

The massive roof on pitch 4 is awesome. Think 'The Spartan' traverse at piddo, but
double the length of the roof traverse and triple the exposure.

Every pitch has something to recommend it. The exposure for the grade is really
mindblowing. Fighting through the choss on the first ascent must have been crazy! But
now that Mikl has done the job of putting the route up and giving it some cleaning
it's ready to serve.