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Crab Eyes

Submitted By: Craig Childre on Sep 20, 2006
Latitude: 34.7231  Longitude: -98.7419 
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    Description 

    This is know as the ultimate hard crack destination of Olkahoma. Full length lines with difficult cruxes like on both sides of this unique formation, with it's signature boulder formation on top.


    Getting There 

    Go to the Sunset Parking lot in the Wichita Mts Wildlife Refuge. Crab Eyes is about 2 mile hike, take the trail across the second stream, and take your first trail opportunity to go right and over the little ridge. As soon as you crest it, look southwest, and you should see the Crab Eyes.


    The Classics

    Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Crab Eyes:
    Wild Planet   5.10a X     Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet   West Face
    The Claw   5.10c     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   East Face
    Ra   5.11d     Trad, 1 pitch, 75 feet   East Face
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    Featured Route For Crab Eyes
    Matt King looking for his first piece.  He added on a direct finish up the headwall which clocks in around 11+ razor sharp

    Wild Planet 5.10a X  OK : Wichita Wildlife Refuge : ... : West Face
    Face climb up thin features with a dyno before your first pro...[more]   Browse More Classics in OK


    Photos of Crab Eyes Slideshow Add Photo
    Crab Eyes (Red arrow) and Lost Dome (Blue Arrow) as seen from the trial just before descending from the plateau

    BETA PHOTO: Crab Eyes (Red arrow) and Lost Dome (Blue Arrow) a...

    Shows Crab Eyes (red arrow) and Lost Dome (blue arrow) at the trial junction.  The left trail (red) winds it way up to Crab Eyes while the right trial (Blue) continues on to Lost Dome.

    BETA PHOTO: Shows Crab Eyes (red arrow) and Lost Dome (blue ar...

    Approaching Crab Eyes Jan 2009

    Approaching Crab Eyes Jan 2009

    Crab Eyes on a beautiful January day 2009

    Crab Eyes on a beautiful January day 2009

    Mike rock hoping Crab Eyes Jan 2009.  Great open hand move or could it be the camera angle?<br />

    Mike rock hoping Crab Eyes Jan 2009. Great open h...