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Peak Mountain 3

Earthling

FA B. Smoot, B. Ruckman, 1990
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Description

Among many other things,

Earthling

also happens to be an electronica/rave album from the late 90's by the artist

David Bowie

. Unlike the album, this climb is actually good.

Whether this has anything to do with the route's name or not, i can see some similarities. Like

Bowie's

album,

Earthling

will start you out feeling in the

groove

. Move your hips left and right over confident ground though a small roof. Continue from here to a clean, blank face. Climbing into

alien

terrain seems to be the crux and like

Bowie's

album its going to only gets worse, before it gets any better. Remix your feet a few times to gain a good side pull and edge. Pull the bulge and get back into the

swing

of things by shifting right through some less demanding and more rhythmic rock. Finish up and right at a two bolt anchor.

Location

Earthling

is slightly uphill from the base of

The Millstone

. It sits just left of

Miller Time

and is the last route before having to hop the large boulders at the pine tree.

Protection

Six bolts to a shared two bolt anchor.