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The Acid Crack 

5.12d

   

FA: John Bachar, 1982 TR, lead it in 1983
Type: Trad, TR
Consensus: 5.12d [details]
Length: 50 feet
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Submitted By: Adam Stackhouse on Apr 17, 2007


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BETA PHOTO: The Acid Crack, 5.12d


The Climb 

This not often done Josh testpiece climbs an overhanging thin fingers crack. This classic is located about halfway between Popeye on the right and Edge Of Doom on the left, on the southeast end of Arid Piles. It sits atop the formation, so a bit of scrambling from the desert floor gets one to the base.


The Gear 

Many thin fingers and smaller