The Flake 

FA:  Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.10b [details] Length:  1 pitch, 100 feet Views: 58 page views Submitted By: blakeherrington on Jul 30, 2008 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Just above the chimney. Apron Strings is visible o...

Description 

Follow clean cracks and features up the interface between the clean slab of the lower Grand Wall, and the major flake/ledge features on the left. This is mostly comprised of a major right-facing corner/flake system and has a prominent chimney 1/3 of the way up.

This pitch is sustained and harder than it looks, involving physical climbing of many sorts (chimney, wide crack, laybacking).


The top of the pitch puts you at the base of P2 of Apron Strings (moving left) or P1 of Cruel Shoes (moving right).

Location 

From the base of the Grand Wall, this climb is located left of the left-facing corner of The Peasants Route, and just right of the thin layback crack "Apron Strings".

Protection 

Double set of cams to 3" and a set of nuts.