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5.9

   
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FA: unknown
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.9 [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 90 feet
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Submitted By: Craig Martin on Jun 20, 2004


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About to pull the Crux.


Description 

Located on the back side of Bath Rock, just left of Colossus.
Classic Crack Climbing! Climb the obvious crack in the large open book. Move Left at the crux 70' up to keep it 5.9. Straight up might be slightly harder.

Edit: Apparently I got this wrong, don't go left or you will be cheating. Although going left is a lot of fun.


Protection 

Standard City of Rocks Rack. Nothing bigger than a #2 Camalot.



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the lower section; great holds to the right for comfortable stances and gear placements

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By Anonymous Coward
Jul 26, 2004

straight up is the 5.9 crux... left would be easier...

By Bobby Hanson
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 27, 2005
rating: 5.9

I agree. Straight up is 5.9. Going to the left makes the route a 5.8**.

By Nathan Fisher
Sep 5, 2005
rating: 5.9

Fun lead for a reacquaintance of the City. Good gear, and good climbing. A #2 Camalot protects the straight up version perfectly. Straight-up may seem harder than 5.9 due to the wideness of the crack, but all wide cracks seem harder than they are, unless that is your thing. To me the wide version was too short to even climb like a wide crack. One secure hand jam way high, and then swing your legs high and you are there. Exposed feeling, but all there.

By susan peplow
From: Phx J-Tree
Aug 14, 2007
rating: 5.9

Great route! Lower section takes great sm-med nuts. Bring some larger cams 3-4" for the larger pods that are coming. 2.5" cam will protect direct slot finish which is a bit of a grunt for it's less than 2 feet. Chain Anchors.

By Brice Williams
Sep 8, 2008
rating: 5.9

This route looks steep but all the great stems make it easier than it looks. Great fun and good gear.

By Fat Paul
From: Dirty Jerzey
Jun 12, 2009

Route protects well with nuts. I concur that crux move out left is easier than the rated 5.9.

By Judson Widner
From: Park City, Ut.
Sep 20, 2009
rating: 5.9

This route gets my vote for best 5.9 trad route at the city. Cool stemming with a jam crux! Ditto previous comments, and this route protects really well.

By Drederek
Sep 25, 2009
rating: 5.9

More face than crack, still a great pitch.