Cherry Crack 5.10c
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| Type: | Trad, 2 pitches, 140 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.10b/c [details] |
| FA: | Dave Strickly, Tim Forsell, Keith Egerton - June 1979 |
| Submitted By: | EricD on Jan 31, 2006 |
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BETA PHOTO: Cherry Crack...start at the tree, head up and left...
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The following cliffs will be closed to climbing beginning March 1, 2012: Angels Landing, Cable Mountain, The Great White Throne (beyond single- and double-pitched climbs), Isaac (in Court of the Patriarchs), The Sentinel, Mountain of the Sun, North Twin Brother, Tunnel Wall, The East Temple, Mount Spry, The Streaked Wall, Mount Kinesava, and the Middle Fork of Taylor Creek. All other cliffs will remain open to climbing. See www.nps.gov/zion/parknews/2012-climbing-closures-announced.h>>> for more info
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Description A prominent crack in the large face to the right of Tales of Flails, Scarlet Begonias, and Fails of Power. It begins at a tree and climbs the left-leaning crack to a vertical crack. Many simply climb the first pitch (5.9).
Protection A selection of TCUs for the start (#2 - #4), a few #2 cams and a couple #.75 cams. This will get you to the first set of anchors. Following beyond this requires larger pro (#3 & #4 cams) to get up the large crack and offwidth pod (a #6 could be handy as well).
Marc past the blocky lower part and starting to ja...
| brad running out the sweet sweet hands
| dave cruising cherry crack
| BETA PHOTO: The two star drives pulled and replaced on the sec...
| BETA PHOTO: Two star drives pulled and replaced on the second ...
| "Cherry Crack" as seen from "The Fat Hedral" - Mar...
| Photo by Dow Williams
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By Bekky From: Yosemite, CA Jan 31, 2006
| This is a wonderful climb!! The Crux is the traverse below the perfect hands section. Definately a single pitch must do in Zion! Very similar to Indian Creek splitters. You will love it! |
By Klimbien From: Littleton, CO - spent yrs in S May 5, 2009
| ...the second pitch is harder than "Dihedral". You get some bomber gear right off the belay, then you loose the crack and their are sections that are run out b/c there is no crack - it gets flared and shallow. I was able to lead out on tipped out #5 wild country. So I had the gear but not the will or huevos big enough for the route and I backed off this pitch....twice now. In talking with the one person I do know who got up to the anchors, he said that where I was (15 ft up from the belay)....isn't the crux and that it gets harder towards the top about 10 feet or so before the anchor. |
By Gaar From: Springdale / Zion UT / Moab May 6, 2009
| for the second half...its easier to do it as one long pitch, you will need two #3, two #3.5, three #4, and two #4.5 camolots...There are plenty of places to place a number 5 (#6 c4) but not needed. take spare webbing for the anchor..so few people do the upper half it is pretty mank. |
By Jared R Mar 1, 2010 rating: 5.9
| My first splitter lead and it was pretty fun. We only did the first pitch. I agree that the crux is on the traverse below the hands section. I have larger hands and it was still good jamming. Enjoy! |
By D Snyder From: Virgin, Utah Feb 14, 2011
| As of 2/13/2011 the anchor at the top of the second pitch has been replaced with two rap hangers. |
By Ryan Hill From: Cedar City, UT Jan 6, 2012
| Went to the second set of anchors yesterday, very cool offwidth climbing and much longer than it looked from the ground. Gear wise the guide book I had and the information here seems a bit misleading. I brought up three BD#3, three BD#4, and one BD#5. The #3s were useless for the majority of the route. I placed one right off the bat and then it was #4 and #5 the whole way up. Shuffled lots of cams up. If I was to do it again four or five #4s would be useful, as would a second or third #5. Last 15-20 feet ease up, but the rest is solid 5.10. Two ropes to rappel the whole thing or one rope with two rappels. If you have the gear I highly recommend it. And thanks to the folks who replaced the top anchors, it was nice to rap off of something solid. |
By Klimbien From: Littleton, CO - spent yrs in S Jul 8, 2012
| @Ryan Hill - Thanks for the update and more clear beta. Awesome job...maybe 3rd time will be a charm. |
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