Hard Up for Cracks  5.11a

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Type:  Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet Consensus:  5.11a [details] FA:  Bob Rotert, Sandy Fleming, Steve Pachman, 1981 Season:  Dry Submitted By:  andjoely on Oct 4, 2010 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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2013 Closed MORE INFO >>> Effective January 2013 All climbing between and including Southwest Arete and Mainline are closed due to the local falcon population This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment 2013 Closures MORE INFO >>> Big Lost Cove Cliffs are closed to climbing due to the local falcon population This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

Though a little dirty, this amazing overhanging crack system deserves way more traffic and will clean up nicely if more people get on it. It was originally graded 5.10 but it sure felt every bit 5.11a to me.

P1: Climb easy terrain to crack, follow crack to bushy ledge and belay on gear (140 feet)
P2: Continue up cracks to below some blocky roofs, escape on face to the right and continue to the top (70 feet)

Location 

The obvious wide crack system 30 feet right of boulder problem in the sky.

Protection 

Doubles of cams including some bigger stuff to #5 camalot if you want to sew it up.