Mexican Crack

The initial dihedral has my number. Does using the unprotected slab start around the corner still count?

I believe so, since the slab start crux also goes at 10a, as I recall. The other 10a crux is the awesome hand crack up top.

Or, put a blue nut in 8ft off the deck, grab the horn, and then have fun with the rest of the climb. There's surprisingly little rope drag here. And the crux is more mental than anything else.

Bring a bouldering pad and place gear if you want and get to the horn.

Some people butt smear the right wall keeping their feel on the left wall and claim it makes it 5.2. I never managed to wrap my head around that one and still feel like the start is for real...

The slab start looked to be MAYBE 12 feet of 5.9. I feel dirty even asking....

The old blue Smoot guide rates Mexican Crack at 5.9 but that was when men were real men. The start is always hard for me.
Dallen

The slab start is harder than it looks.

Boissal wrote:Some people butt smear the right wall keeping their feel on the left wall and claim it makes it 5.2. I never managed to wrap my head around that one and still feel like the start is for real...