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Frank's Direct Variation v3

Frank's Direct Variation v3

3.0
(9)
Same start as Frank's Direct, but climb up and right through arching crack ending with a sloping lip encounter. (Be careful of the rock below!) Stand Start is V2.
Frank's Direct Variation v3, Tramway - Beta Video from JPeregrina27
Jesse Peregrina
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Frank's Direct Variation v3, Tramway - Beta Video from aviv
Aviv R
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Recent Ascents for Frank's Direct Variation v3

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AVIV R
@aviv
Contrived instructions unclear, I just took this climb to mean the easiest way to get from that start hold to that finish hold.
★ 2(v2, Solid)
Two Days Ago
LARSEN SCHLACHTER
@Larsen20
★ 3(v3, Solid)
7.19.2026
JESSE PEREGRINA
@JPeregrina27
Skip the slots this way
★ 4(v3, Solid)
7.19.2026
ERNIE MACIAS
@onthecouch
(v3, Solid)
7.13.2025
B KOZAK
@kozak_in
(v3, Solid)
6.5.2025
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