Right Sawdust Crack 5.8
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| Type: | Trad, 1 pitch, 40 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.8+ [details] |
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| Submitted By: | Josh Beck on Jan 25, 2003 |
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A tad short, but a fun route!
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Description Starts at the right end of the East Face of Trashcan Rock, facing the road and at the back of a small cove of rock. The very rightmost crack, just a few feet left of Left Sawdust Crack. A short, clean hand crack on good rock but a little meat-tenderizer inside. Not too bad though. Leans a little left and is a touch awkward for the grade but nothing to worry about. Not terribly memorable but a good warmup if you're in the area.
Protection Hand sized, same for anchor.
| Comments on Right Sawdust Crack |
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By Blitzo Sep 10, 2006
| Not that great. |
By Will S From: Joshua Tree Jan 10, 2008
| Nice crack, good rock, but only about a bodylength of climbing in the handcrack. Even by Josh standards it's way, way too short. Secure locker jams for the solo. Kind of like a miniature version of Gem, complete with extra coarse rock. |
By Jonathan Bent From: San Diego, CA Oct 27, 2008 rating: 5.9
| Perhaps this just emphasizes the fact that I'm not 100% on my crack footwork, but I found this very hard for the grade, especially the first few feet of slight overhang. If you're absolutely secure on crack, though, it's one of the purest hand/fist cracks I've seen the the park, albeit short. Heard others say they had had a lot of trouble with it, also. |
By KraigP Nov 19, 2008
| I liked it! Very easy with solid footwork and hand placement. I give a solid 2 stars as its too short for anymore stars. But it's a good warm up lead and a good lead for someone trying to learn how to place gear on a little bit harder crack. I suggest this route. |
By Mark P Thomas From: Oakland Nov 28, 2010 rating: 5.8+
| The crack itself is very solid with straightforward jams, though I found it pretty pumpy to place pro, partly due to the steepness & the slanting orientation of the crack. It makes for a great downclimb as well - especially after TR'ing Left Sawdust Crack. |
By Rob Selter From: running springs Ca Apr 5, 2012
| not a bad short route, but it is a brutal little affair! |
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