Gallwas Crack 

FA:  Jerry Gallwas Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.9 [details] Length:  1 pitch, 70 feet Views: 517 page views Submitted By: mschlocker on Aug 26, 2006 Add Photo  Add Comment

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2009 Updated area restrictions for San Diego County MORE INFO >>> See link below for more details: http://www.alliedclimbers.org/advisories.php Eagle Peak - Restricted; Closed area changed to the left side of the main cliff. Corte Madera - Restricted; Closed area changed to the right/east side of the main cliff. Glen Cliff - Open. Poway Crags - CLOSED. El Cajon Mtn - Open. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

BETA PHOTO: Gallwas Crack (right) and Nutcracker (left). Both...

Description 

Left facing dihedral on the main wall. Thin fingers start (can be avoided to right) leads to a classic dihedral finger - hand crack. This crack leads up slippery stone to a chimney. The chimney adds a different element to top off a long (for The Gorge) section of jamming and stemming.

Location 

Main wall, starts up on a ledge near the top of the left climbers' loop trail. Starts on the right side of this ledge.

Protection 

Mostly smallish gear. Nuts or cams will do. Stuff in the grey alien range (.4 camalot?) is good. Biggest piece I remember using was #2 camalot. Even the chimney doesn't require wide gear.