Left Handed Jew 

R.T.C.P. - This route is a spectacular introduction to crack climbing. The gear is bomber and the line is very obvious. It is also a good idea to place a piece up high before the committing move left into the final crack. CLASSIC

First crack climb I've done outside. Also the first time leading a crack climb. Excellent climb with a commiting move to get to the upper crack. It was fun (and tiring). But it's well worth it.

It's surprising that no one has caught this one. The picture shown is of Honky Jam Ass Crack, just climber's right (not counting the face in between) of Left Handed Jew.

Please let me lie down!!! And when you can, please delete these two comments I just put here. I looked briefly for the correction page and missed it. Everything is just fine on this page.... I am the one screwed up.

One of the best cracks at this level. Great biginer lead, just make sure to protect the crux at the traverse into the second crack well.

Good stuff...tape up.

A great, easy, warm-up climb!

5.7 may be a little soft compaired to other routes of similar grades in the S. Platte (Classic Dihedral on Bucksnort, Slimey Slit on Squat Rock). I really doubt it's 5.8 (Gobble Up is signifcantly more difficult). Great climb none the less. Perfect hands up to a balance traverse left on good feet and a fun pull to restablish into the crack above. Just good fun.

Great climb. There are placements for smaller (0.5 to 1.0 Camalots) above the crux, but they're sorta hidden on the right of the 10' offwidth stuff. Don't puss out (and flee to Honky Tonk like I did) because of this apparent lack of pro. Pulling the crux was hard 5.7, especially if you're not confident with your fists.

The start dihedral has perfect fingers to hands, then to fingers, then to hands; great to practice hand & foot motion.

Also, another variant is to fly straight up out of the dihedral to finish on a slab - very committing, the holds are there, the fall is clean, and the slab angle backs off once you grab the proper holds. In this variant, a smaller alien can be used in the finish of the dihedral as you would not need to worry about rope drag as you would on the short left traverse.

Webbing and/or long slings to use (girth hitched) with two opposed boulder constrictions for the belay (both constrictions were solid). Big fat ass ledge to kick back on and take a drink, it does get hot on that rock.

Also, available for your climbing pleasure is a walk-off!

Great Route! I don't really feel like this route is 5.8 when compared to Gobble Up or Ragger Bagger.

Out of curiosity, what the consensus rating going straight up above the overlap onto the face? (I thought vaguely committing 5.9+)

Did this climb shortly after sunset. Moving out of the handcrack at the top is tricky in the dark. traversing to the top of HJAC requires a few little smeary moves that were impossible to see. However, I would only call it 5.8 in the dark. Fun!

The crux is truly comparable to other 5.8s I have done, so I feel the rating is fair. Big committing moves to get over reminiscent of bouldering but you can slide a cam in above the crux and put yourself on TR... so go for it. I climbed while it was a little damp, so I had to lean waaaay back to get feet.

Linking the jams, feeling the flow. This crack is fun.

SO good! Pulling the thin crack above (If you don't go left) feels 5.9ish and runout on the slab above. Worth doing on toprope if you go for the original finish.

Really fun crack that everyone should do. You can set a top rope by scrambling far right and up. There are a few boulders to sling that are super safe. Also, the greatest hand jams imaginable for the grade.