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Sickle Crack 

Sickle Crack 

5.8+

   

FA: Unknown
Type: Trad, TR
Consensus: 5.8+ [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 20 feet
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Submitted By: Marc Kajut on Jan 29, 2006


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Sickle Crack (5.8+)


Description 

Sickle Crack has a prominent sickle shaped crack on its South side. The climb may be climbed using pure offwidth technique (5.8+) or lieback (5.10+).


Protection 

Standard rack plus LARGE cams. Two bolt anchor.



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Cameron on the Sickle Crack. Photo by Elizabeth Benjamin

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By G.McCay
From: San Diego, CA
Mar 26, 2007

5.8(OW) on a TR from 1981 to 1996...what happened?

By Marc Kajut
Administrator
Mar 27, 2007

I'll suggest a 5.8+ as I personally think it's harder than 5.8 but easier than 5.9; however, since '96 many other climbers have climbed SC at 5.9 and accepted Kennedy's upgrade from Brueckner's published rating. Consensus says...

By rocky233
Jul 1, 2009

I've always considered Sickle the 5.8 "standard" for OW cracks, and that's as a lead climb.
When the gym climbers leave the safety of their nest, they are very strong but totally lack crack skills. The upward creep in crack ratings the last decade is the result of their frustration and ineptitude.