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RRC Guide: Ro Shampo 5.12a ***** (S)

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Scissors This route is located at in the Natural Bridge Region at
Roadside Crag 		Tic-tac-toe

26. Ro Shampo 5.12a ***** (S)
This is the next bolted line right of Scissors and shares a start with Tic-tac-toe.

FA: Jamie Baker, Jim Link, 1992.
Cold shuts. Jugs. 60 ft. 6 bolts. Stays dry: Downpour.
  • Star rating is 4.63 (out of 78 votes)

  • Grade Concensus is 5.12a (out of 76 votes) 

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    Submitted by: Ray
    Date: Dec 18th, 2005
    Submitted by: Lil Josh
    Date: May 24th, 2008
    Route Comments
    User: KenJo   Date: Feb 11th, 2004
    Comments: onsite
    User: Gravesrs   Date: Sep 12th, 2004
    Comments: Looking good Mike!
    User: hashplant5   Date: Sep 28th, 2004
    Comments: skip the crux with a reach
    User: rhunt   Date: Nov 22nd, 2004
    Comments: an F'ing jug haul...11b at best
    User: Gaar   Date: Dec 26th, 2004
    Comments: What Crux!!!!!!! Same damn thing the whole way up!
    User: Stewy911   Date: Mar 31st, 2005
    Comments: this thing would prob be 5.10b if it was vertical. I guess you couls say that about alot of climbs in the gorge.
    User: tbwilsonky   Date: Sep 1st, 2005
    Comments: climbing anywhere on anything is easier as the steepness fades. Thanatopsis would be a parking lot if it were horizontal.
    User: chouca   Date: Oct 13th, 2005
    Comments: without reach itīs 12a
    User: Paul3eb   Date: Oct 17th, 2005
    Comments: actually, without reach, wouldn't it be impossible?
    User: someone   Date: Mar 25th, 2006
    Comments: 11d....one move crux to predictable finish.
    User: someone   Date: May 25th, 2006
    Comments: i like the 5.7. well done, that is all.
    User: merrick   Date: Jun 1st, 2006
    Comments: best 5.7 I have ever done. the steepest too.
    User: hoss   Date: Jun 13th, 2006
    Comments: The 5.7 rating is brilliant considering the whole 11.d/12.a debate, but it ought to be changed back to one or the other so some idiot doesn't get on it thinking it's super easy.
    User: jlu   Date: Aug 26th, 2006
    Comments: My first 5.12! Probably more like 5.11d, but still super fun. Very straightforward, just brute force incline
    User: belay slave   Date: Oct 2nd, 2006
    Comments: 11D, 12A, whatever...great climb, can be pumpy and with some reach the crux can be avoided.
    User: Captain Bad Beta   Date: Oct 10th, 2006
    Comments: I TR'ed it. Not my style and way above me rating wise... I still got up it. Had a lot of fun and hope to make it a lead project one day.
    User: Gaar   Date: Mar 25th, 2007
    Comments: There are new anchors on this....but it seems like (to me) you can now clip them without doing the last dyno/traverse move thus making is much easier...also the old anchors are still there which appear to be in decent shape.... so you now have a choice of cliping up to five bolts for setting up your anchor...hmmm
    User: someone   Date: Feb 18th, 2009
    Comments: why debate 11d/12a? its just to give you an idea for what your getting on, they're close, if you want to say"i climbed 12a" then fine, you climbed 12a(props bro)

    Route details are copyright Ray Ellington, John Bronaugh, and other Red River Gorge climbers. Climbing is an inherently dangerous sport. The information in this guidebook is subject to error and should supplement never replace common sense and caution, competent guidance and instruction, and actually being outside. One should be especially cautious on matters of route length, descent type, and number of bolts (especially since such things do change occasionally).