BETA PHOTO: "Right Banana Crack" follows the right-hand crack ...
Description
The Banana Cracks can be a good place to climb on a cold day, as the formation somewhat blocks out the wind. The formation comes into the sun by late morning. The Right Banana Crack was one of the hardest routes in the 1977 guidebook. It is an exciting lieback and hand crack, with great protection.
Location
The Banana Cracks are unmistakable. They are about four feet apart at the start, and then diverge as the right one arches out under a roof. Scramble up from the left to get to the large ledge at the base of the cracks.
You don't really need gear to 4 inches. A single #3 camalot works fine.
By Andy Laakmann Site Landlord From: Jackson Hole, WY Apr 23, 2008 rating: 5.11b
Sweet crack climbing to a burly crux. I ended up cranking on a fist jam to get through it (after a fair number of falls). My buddy did it without the fist jam and instead used crimps out left. YMMV.
A #3.5 camalot went in perfectly just below the crux. You could probably get by with a #3 instead. A #4 would fit in the wide spot right at the crux, but it would be pretty fricken hard to stop and place gear through that section!
When combined with Left Banana Crack, this makes for a great, shady morning spot.
Banana Cracks
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