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Soul Ram

This route is located in the Eastern Gorge Region at Eastern Sky Bridge Ridge

 The Rifleman

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Good Times 5.8+ (Trad) ****

First Ascent: Ed Pearsall, Tom Seibert in 1979
Length: 100ft
Gear: (report bad anchors)

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This route ascends the pair of cracks located 25 feet left of Soul Ram. Climb the cracks to a wide slot and chimney up until you can move out right to the face. Follow the second crack then move left to some anchors.
Moves: Chimney
Descent: Rap anchors-60m rope required
Stays Dry: Does not stay dry
Owner: NFS
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Submitted by: Rollo
Date: Dec 6th, 2008

Submitted by: ray
Date: Dec 19th, 2005

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Wes said on January 16th, 2003
Classic old school route. Beware of the 5.8+ grade!!
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tonybubb said on June 18th, 2003
Not the classic that the guides claim...
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Legion said on September 26th, 2003
Bubb, you just wish that you could climb a chimney like ynot.
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pawilkes said on July 18th, 2005
i was pretty freaked out thinking about going out to the corner from the flairing chimney. ended up bailing off from there when it started raining.
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anticlmber said on March 22nd, 2006
one of the best routes in the gorge
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anticlmber said on March 22nd, 2006
one of the best routes in the gorge
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Myke Dronez said on July 8th, 2008
Long and classic, great moves with good pro in the tough spots. Stayed dry in a light rain.
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rjackson said on April 13th, 2009
It's a full body workout... and it's definitely a good time (providing you don't fall).
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danf26 said on April 20th, 2009
wow. great route. total body workout. my hardest trad lead to date and i was scared at times.
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Steve said on October 2nd, 2009
Why did I wait 14 years to do this route? A Gorge classic for sure. Wished the anchors where up a little higher for the full top out experience.
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caribe said on April 11th, 2011
Awesome; and I don't like chimneys, I hate flaring chimneys. You could climb a few 5.12 sport routes and burn fewer calories.
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dustonian said on April 11th, 2011
Yeah Caribe, this thing is pretty damn classic...
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Anonymous said on July 4th, 2011
soo cool. climbed again this july 4th and there was no line!!
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Willy said on October 8th, 2012
This thing had me cursing like a sailor, losing skin and crying the first time I climbed it. I'd never been more satisfied to have clip chains before though after I finished. Repeated this past weekend in better style and was able to really appreciate it! Has me stoked to climb more big cracks
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Cromper said on October 24th, 2012
Awesome intro to squeeze! Must do.
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tpowell said on July 26th, 2013
If you climb one route the whole day, this is worth getting worn out on.
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Anonymous said on April 24th, 2015
if you're getting worked on this route you don't know how to climb.
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Smiles said on September 22nd, 2015
A full body work out for sure. Really nice. Double crack makes for interesting foot work. Chimney moves were fun, but a bit painful on the knees in shorts! Getting out the chimney and back onto the face was interesting.
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MikeWilkinson said on May 15th, 2017
What a ride, tons of fun. For someone like me who hasn't done much chimney climbing, the movement was heady but quite secure, and gear was bomber all the way. Super awesome.
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Anonymous said on May 16th, 2017
Heady with bomber gear? That doesn't make any sense....
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DrRockso said on September 4th, 2019
One of the harder 5.8's in the Red. Great route.
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AidClimber said on November 15th, 2019
Dank route. I did things I didn’t know I could do