Pin It to Win It

The free version of Meister Shooter, this long and proud line follows a single seam from essentially the bottom to the top of the wall. Start in an easy corner and climb to a bolt and pull over a small overlap onto an increasingly difficult slab that leads to a small pedestal before the meat of the climb begins. Slab your way off the midway anchor into dwindling finger locks until you reach a jug and can clip a good knife blade. Continue upward on a strange shield feature through two bolts that hold some of the most technical and difficult moves I've ever seen. After the second bolt is clipped make just a few more desperate moves to reach a ledge system that will take you to the anchor.The FA proposed 5.13b, however others who have seen it believe this is a conservative estimate. I suspect this will be the hardest route in Franconia Notch for years to come.Pin It to Win It got its name from a near miss rappelling accident that happened in September 2019 while Shawn was working the line. The accident resulted in a 30' ground fall, close to 7 months off of climbing, and a steel pin that now permanently resides in his foot holding a tendon to the bone. Pin It to Win It is more than just another hard pitch, for those close to Shawn it is a tale of vision, personal growth, and perseverance.

One route right of the late show. Locate a bolt above a moderate corner and look up the wall for a thin snaking crack and two bolts at the top.

Doubles of small stuff and a #4 4 Bolts, one knifeblade