Cut Thin To Win 

I should give AJ some credit for the photos! He took them but, they are from the "David Evans Collection."

Did this a few years back and while fun, probably only 2 of 5 (1 of 3) stars. 10b seems about right.

This is a good climb, although it is a little short.

Take a couple of Blue Aliens or something of equivalent size to protect the small part of the crack, which is the crux. You are not going to get anything bigger in there. A couple of medium to 2 inch cams will suffice for an anchor.

Fun and worth doing when in the area. Easy to sess-out the gear from the ground. Top takes almost anything bring some 2-3" stuff for anchor. Easy walk off to the south.

~Susan

Great lead (bomber pro) with excellent rock quality for the area. In the top horizontal crack, there was a beige-with-tan-markings snake (?species?)enjoying a snooze precisely where was I shoving my hands (=near-heart attack). He later slithered deeper into the crack... perhaps he lives there in a little nest.

Sounds like the same one we ran into at the base the week prior. It was definitely a rattler, as I almost stepped on him after backing away from a baby we ran into on the left side of the route. The beige one was quite large.

More interesting, is that Murf recommended this climb to us as well, insisting that we go check it out. Coincidence? Unlikely.

Great. So we were stomping around in a righteous snake pit. No one recommended the route to us but it looked awesome. I thought the damn thing was a fat piece of cord stuck in the crack... till it started moving next to my hands. The ranger at the gate said it was uh, a glossy snake? Something like that.

Good fun and great rock, but short.