Crack-A-No-Go 

FA:  (TR) Chris Jones & Bill Soule 1978, FFA (TR): Alan Watts 3/80, FL: Alan Watts 6/81 Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.11b [details] Length:  1 pitch, 80 feet Season:  Spring through Fall Views: 905 page views Submitted By: Karsten on Feb 2, 2006 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Seasonal raptor closure at Monument Area MORE INFO >>> Rock climbing is not allowed 1/4 mile either side of the Monument due to a nesting pair of Golden Eagles. The birds are using Staender Ridge as a perch therefore it is also within the closure area. The trail which is on the backside of the Monument is open to through traffic, but hiking is not allowed around the cliff faces. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Nearing a crux section on Crack-a-no-go. Photo by ...

Description 

This thin seam just right of Cruel Sister probably gets TR'ed more than any route in the gorge. Although the copious amounts of chalk on this route make it less asthetic it is still an elegent line that makes for a worthy endeavor.

The crux is more cryptic than difficult and finding the right pro can be dubious too.

Protection 

A regular rack of cams and nuts should be complimented with mirco nuts, extras in the smallest cam sizes, and perhaps even a few offset nuts and cams

The route shares anchors with Cruel Sister.