BETA PHOTO: Crack Corner follows the parallel cracks up the ri...
Description
Crack Corner is admittedly an obscure climb that is overshadowed by the several stellar routes on Animal World. That being said, like Old Dihedral it's a fun climb, and worth the attention if you brought your rack up the hill.
Crack Corner is the first route encountered on the lower cliff when hiking up the trail, immediately to the left of Animal Rights Activist. Look for a right-facing corner with parallel cracks ending at a tree. Climb the cracks and pull through a small bulge about 1/2 way up (crux). The climbing felt a little harder than the 5.7 rating, but the protection is excellent all the way to the top where you can anchor off the tree and boulders. To descend, downclimb the gully immediate to the left of the corner.
Protection
Stoppers and cams up to a #3 or #4 Camalot. Gear/tree anchor.
By percious From: Arvada, CO May 1, 2008 rating: 5.7
Protection: Larger cams near the bottom (2-4 inches) and then one small stopper for the last few feet.
By Julius Beres From: Boulder, CO Jul 3, 2008 rating: 5.7+
At the bulge, you can get in a #1 or #2 cam before you pull over. The move is fun with good friction stemming and decent hand jams. The rest of the climb is fun and blocky, and much easier (5.5-5.6).
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