Grin and Bear It – 5.11c
15m / 49ft, 5 bolts
Description:
This short yet highly technical route is very different than most climbs at Skaha at the grade. You'll either love the devious sidepull sequence or have a fit trying to go from bolt to bolt. An exposed scramble up sharp flakes leads to the start. Be careful... 5 bolts (18m) Prep: Dean Hart, Randy Atkinson; FA: Dean Hart, 1990.
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Chad Clark: I definitely used the hold with the faint “x” on it -
Jennine L'Heureux: Higher feet are better.
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EvelyneLajoie: so many tries.....
Recent Sendage:
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2025-04-19 -
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Really good route but holy heck i had trouble with figuring out beta, super shaky on the send too. I guess the end of day lack of good nutrition really hit me. Thanks Rach for the catches. -
2024-10-19 -
I guess I can reach it lol
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Heartbreaker onsight go 💔 -
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andrew smells bad 🤢🤮
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Matthew Fedorchuk did NOT onsight this man. He is stinky dirty liar and can not be trusted (edit: Matthew put this as an onsight and has now since changed to a flash … he is Mr. Ethics once again) -
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2023-10-07 -
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Surprise flash! Thought I was coming off at the undercling until Matt shouted "You must send!!!" Super cool, techy sequences
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2023-09-24Sent it with Nick and Raymond
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Neat movements up the steep wall. X-ed block seems quite stable.
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First 11C onsight! Perma draws helped. Climbed it in the middle of a mega rainstorm and stayed dry
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2023-04-19
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Amazing how the climbing quality improves when it’s not moist
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2022-10-09Best flash grade to date!
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Cool and weird -
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Super tricky to figure out, was super stoked to get to start the send train with Mark!! -
Tricky to read but actually climbs really nicely once you know the beta. I hate to be that guy... but there's no way this is 11c.
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2022-05-08 -
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2nd try send. Probably should have tried harder to onsight. -
Very enjoyable. I don't necessarily agree that this "doesn't feel like Skaha" but regardless it's great fun
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Nice and techy ! Didn’t love the loose blocks though, they were scary
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Some tricky feet in the mid section and then underclings. Me loves underclings. Underclings make my heart sing! Badum-badam-budumdum Bing! -
Bring your whole bag of tricks for this one. -
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Interesting moves but the party before us had a big flake break off at the anchor, almost toasting the belayer. 2 dangerous blocks remain on the route and should be removed IMO. -
Very nice. -
2021-09-11
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Nice permas. 2nd try. -
2021-05-08
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2021-04-12Cool, tricky movement! -
2021-04-05 -
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2021-02-24
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2nd go. Grade seems legit
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Thought this was a 11c bro! Common!
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Maybe if you put a couple goes into this it'd feel 11b. But first go its definitely no gimme. -
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Hard for me to read, thought it had super fun movement. -
2020-10-11Was doing terrible beta on this... mk crushed all the moves!
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Slippery -
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2020-10-03 -
2020-09-24 -
Because I still can't climb apricot jam -
Tried this once a year plus ago and it felt tricky, happy to send first go this time
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2020-06-19Technical and burly, before the perma-draws were placed
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2019-10-12 -
Had to fight for the onsite, interesting pumpy climbing -
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The new book as upgraded this to an 11c not B. Pretty pumpy as a warm up but had a great time.
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Very technical route for doctors wall. 3rd go -
2019-04-29 -
2019-04-26
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First go today but I had tried it once before years ago. Good and tricky! -
Was skeptical about getting on it, but so glad I did. The feet disappear and it gets quite tricksy, but it climbs so well. Super proud of this one.
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Techy,reachy. great line . Second go
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Fun climbing, pumpier than expected. Probably feels like 11b if you are proficient at technical crack/face climbing (I am far from that). -
2017-09-29
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Body positioning!! :D
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2017-03-30
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Interesting line with a difficult boulder problem straight away. Feels like 11c to me for sure. -
The crux was resisting the desire to grab that hollow X-ed block. Techy and balance-y. -
2016-07-14 -
Awesome. Felt like a trad route. -
2016-05-13 -
Second go -
2016-04-04 -
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2015-04-18
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It was the hardest and most testy onsight I ever done did. A sandbag at 11b. Some locals call it "Grin and Swear at it" -
Very testing for me. An unanticipated level of difficulty and technical beta. Highly recommended.
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Book calls it an 11c, thanks for the running beta Adam! -
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2014-05-11 -
Interesting movement for an 11. -
2013-03-31
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2012-10-08
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2012-10-08
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2012-06-13amnesia onsight. tried this a looooooong time ago.
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1994-05-18Took me forever.
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2nd go
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hard for 11b
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50
onsights21
flashes51
redpointsTotal Sends: 122
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