Hickory Nutcracker 

FA:  Bruce Bugess, Galen Howell Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.10+ [details] Length:  1 pitch, 70 feet Views: 271 page views Submitted By: nbrown on Feb 2, 2008 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Van coming out of the chimney

Description 

Easily one of the best crack climbs at the Bald. It certainly has the most variety of them all. Climb past a couple of large flakes and into the chimney. Work your way up behind the huge flake (yes, on the inside-- it's not as tight as it looks). Ignore the rap slings, and continue up to a good stem at the top of the flake. Continue up the fantastic fist, hand, and finger crack to a belay in the notch. Descent: Walk off behind the huge flake that creates the chimney feature. It actuall comes out just uphill from the start.

Location 

Far left side of the slabs. Obvious right facing, right angling corner.

Protection 

Standard rack up to a #4 camelot. A extra #4 might come in handy, though it's easy to just walk them as you climb if you don't have the extra gear.

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Stemming the excellent corner.