Orange Crack 

FA:  Jim Kanzler, Pat Callis '72. FFA Kanzler, Terry Kennedy '77 Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.11 [details] Length:  3 pitches, 300 feet Views: 250 page views Submitted By: Nick Stayner on Apr 17, 2007 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Description 

Enjoyable full-length route, though the first pitch is fun on its own, too.
p.1- Scramble up to a crack/corner, then up some more face climbing to an "offwidth" crack with a few faceholds. Climb it, and build a belay on a ledge beneath a roof. From here, you can walk off the ledge to the right. 5.9, ~80'.
p.2- Angle up and out the roof to the left, using a thin crack. Climb up a much easier face to meet the large ledge beneath the Standard Route's final pitches. Natural belay here. 5.11, ~120'.
p.3- Choose one of the Standard Route's final pitches. End on top at chains. 5.7-5.9, ~100'.

Location 

Locate the start near the right end of the tower's base. Descend via the rappels described in the Standard Route description.

Protection 

Take a 3.5 or 4 camalot for the wide crack on pitch one. Thin gear (TCUs or tiny camalots) protect the second pitch.