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Robbins Crack 

5.10a

   

FA: Royal Robbins
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.10a [details]
Length: 35 feet
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Submitted By: david baker on Jan 31, 2006


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4 year old Chris Lindner soloing Robbins Crack, 5....


Description 

This perfect hand crack is the Woodson classic. The rock is a little slick but keep your feet in the crack and you will have no problem. The crux is the first half of the climb. After the first 15 feet the crack widens for perect hands.


Protection 

Use #1 and 2 camalot. Some people do this as a high ball boulder problem. Crack is the same size the entire climb. There is a bolt anchor and rap rings at top of rock.



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Phil Bard ( <a href='http://philbard.com' target='_blank'>http://philbard.com</a> ) belaying G. McCay on Robbins Crack 5.10a (early 80's) Photo: R. Barnes

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By Adam Stackhouse
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From: Escondido, Ca
Feb 9, 2006
rating: 5.10a

As the story goes, in the 1960s Royal Robbins was shown this boulder, and it's striking 20ft crack. The cats that showed him the route boasted that they had already sent it, but didn't say that they did it via aid. It was that very day, that the Robbins Crack saw its first free ascent as bewildered eyes witnessed Royal's effort and so named the route.

By Bobby Fredin
Jun 23, 2006

If you want to add a little more to the climb start as a sit start. This makes for a nice additional move or two.

By 426
Mar 21, 2007

Crux is downclimbing, provided you did it without ropes...