Tennis Shoe Crack 5.8
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| Type: | Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 20 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.8- [details] |
| FA: | unknown |
| Submitted By: | Tony B on Dec 28, 2003 |
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making it look easy.
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Description This route lies in the 'saddle' of the E. Face of the West Wall of Steve canyon, in the Niche between the rocks. (S. Rrock with The Orc and Candellabra, N. Rock holding Super Roof and Let's Get Horizontal).This crack is reached by scrambling up into this saddled from the base fo The Orc or anywhere else in the canyon for that matter, then looking South in the niche. A left-leaning crack starts from the ledge and leads to the top.
Guessing at the cause of the name, we did this pitch in tennis shoes, and found it to be of no real detriment. The difficulty is not related so much to one's choice of footwear as it is to hand size, height (if very very short) and ability to jam.
There is a fixed anchor over the top, not far back from the edge. Belay and rap from that.
Protection A set of cams, from 1" to 2.5", in sequence.
The start is the crux, and then locker jams.... fo...
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| Comments on Tennis Shoe Crack |
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By Dynomight510
Feb 2, 2004
rating: 5.8
| Short route but good jams. I found the first 5 moves to be the hardest. The start is definitely height dependent. I am 5-8 and had not problem reaching the solid horizontal jam. Bolts, hangers slung for rapping off. Check em though. They weather. |
By C Miller
Administrator
Feb 10, 2004
rating: 5.8
| Short and sweet with locker jams - it's too bad this doesn't run for a full pitch. One star out of five (more if it was longer). |
By Darren D.
Mar 28, 2007
rating: 5.8
| If you find yourself in steve canyon with 5 min. to kill, give this one a try. 10 meter rope needed for rappel. |
By armando fimbrez
From: rancho cucamonga
Feb 27, 2008
| My friend Sean lead this in his. Yes you guessed Tennis shoes. |
By C Runyan
From: Santa Barbara, CA
Apr 13, 2009
| As of April 2009, someone has upgraded the two-bolt anchor with chains (good riddance tattered webbing and rap ring). Many thanks! |
By DaveGustafson
From: Palm Desert, CA
Apr 18, 2010
| This here's a good route. A fun 5.8 crack for those of us who suck at crack climbing. Yup, it's only 20 feet (maybe I'm secretly thankful about that). There's anchors at the top and getting to the route is pretty darn easy. A must do? Probably not. Good fun? Yeah, I thought so. |
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