Gobble is the hand/fist crack in between Ragger Bagger and Steppenwolf, just left of a bolted route. This is a great climb that I generally do any time I am at Turkey. Sustained jamming, mostly hand and fist, but you can put gear anywhere you want. This climb and Steppenwolf are my favorites on Turkey Perch.
Protection
#1-#3.5 Camalots or equivalent, extras in hand to fist size useful. The crack takes great pro all the way up. Larger piece can be used near the top, also.
An outstanding climb, but watch your rope. I saw parts of three ropes that were stuck in the crack. Think twice before top roping this one, and if you toss a rope from this line, throw it as far away from the crack as you can.
There is no way that this climb is a 5.8 if Left Handed Jew is also a 5.8. Left Handed Jew is way easier, and in fact most of the 1/2 dozen or so in our group that climbed both yesterday found Left Handed Jew to be easier than Honky Jam Ass Crack which is rated (fairly) at 5.7. Gobble Up is closer to Steppenwolf (5.9) in level of difficulty and requires sustained jamming in a wider than hands crack.
Congratulations to "J-Lo" for a great lead on this route yesterday.
This route is great. Showed me just how bad my wide crack technique is. It does eat up gear, and, if you're a wuss like me, it will eat up all your gear, and you won't have any big pieces left for the top. It would have been nice to have extra #1-#4 Camalots (if you're a wuss).
By David Hodges From: Denver, Colorado Jun 12, 2006 rating: 5.8+
Note for new 5.8 leaders on this route. Have your wide crack skills tuned in before attempting this route. I thought I was a decent off width climber and this route was a bit humbling. IMHO this route was a little more difficult than Ragger Bagger.
I wouldn't really call this a wide crack. It's just big hands with good feet.
By Mark Nelson From: Coniferous, CO Oct 11, 2006 rating: 5.8
Ditto what Monty said, used to think it was a sandbag, but really have grown to like the transitions within this route. There is a very specific way to climb this with fists & hands that makes it easier than the Bagger.
By Jason Kaplan From: Evergreen Co Jun 11, 2007 rating: 5.8
I onsighted this beast on Saturday, finished it up in a storm, I thought it wasn't too hard. Harder then LHJ like mentioned above but probly easier then bloody englishmen. A friend of mine tried to lead it the next day and floundered, I guess I had more OW technique then he did. heel toe and arm bars can help on this one, I think I was right side in most of the time.
Sweet!
By Dave G From: Colorado Springs, CO Nov 1, 2008 rating: 5.8+
I top roped Gobble Up after leading Left Handed, following on Ragger Bager, and an aborted attempt to lead Gobble Up. I found this to be a tough sustained 5.8/5.8+ definitely harder than Ragger Bagger, and much harder than Left Handed. A great crack climb!
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