This one's Ridicu-classic. A 4-star off-width. A long, beautiful and sustained off-width pitch in a giant, clean-cut dihedral. This is one of the most obvious lines in the canyon- the one your eyes are drawn to first. If you're up for a good grovel, this is your line; straightforward and long.
Two 60 meter ropes to rappel.
During colder months, hit this early in the morning as it dips into the shade around noon, maybe earlier. In fact you may not see it at all. Tends to be a windy canyon.
Location
You can see the route from the road on the left side of the two giant dihedrals. "Pratt's" splits the classic white Sierra granite on the right and the dark rock on the left. Hard to miss!
Protection
Gear to 10", small TCU's useful deep in the secondary crack, BIG camalots and friends (#6), up to blue big bro, and chockstones. Bolted anchor.
A blue big bro (10") could be useful if you have one (I did not), as there is a 15 foot section that is bigger than the green one(8"). Only a single set of cams is necessary as you can walk a #6 friend up most of the way.
Sheelite Canyon / Pratt's Crack Area
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