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The Count

One of the harder routes at Upper Bulge Routes, near the top of the crag's grade span.

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One of 16 routes catalogued at Upper Bulge Routes, this climb sits near the top of the crag's range that spans from 5.7 to 5.12a/b.

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Upper Bulge Routes — the crag this route is on
Upper Bulge Routes, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Benjamin Crowell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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