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The Crack 

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Type: Trad, 2 pitches, 185 feet
Consensus: 5.9 [details]
FA: Paul Ross Patrick Moe 8th November 2009
New Route: Yes
Submitted By: USBRIT on Nov 11, 2009

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Description 

Another single pitch route on the Berghaus Wall area.A pleasant groove and crack climb with natural protection.
P1.Up the slab to the groove that leads to double anchors below the Crack. 5.5 85'
P2)The crack ,exit right a few feet from the top to double anchors. 5.9+ 100.
Descent . With one 60m rope rap to top of P1 then to ground.


Location 

Three Fingers Canyon . Walk through the canyon and hike up the talus on the right for about 400 yards to below the obvious left facing corner crack.


Protection 

Camalots from .5 to # 5. Extra #3 and #4's. Slings, one 60m rope if done in two pitches.



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Topping out

Topping out

  The Berghaus Wall.A). Curiosity Killed the Rat 5.9+.B)Rat Trap 5.10. C)Rat in the Hat 5.9.D) The Crack 5.9.

The Berghaus Wall.A). Curiosity Killed the Rat 5...

End of the weekend ..Pat and the dogs

End of the weekend ..Pat and the dogs

Looking through the entrance of Three Fingers Canyon to the La Sal Mountains above Moab

Looking through the entrance of Three Fingers Cany...

Big Horn sheep at the entrance to Three Finger Canyon.

Big Horn sheep at the entrance to Three Finger Can...

Steve Rydalch on Second Ascent of The Crack.

Steve Rydalch on Second Ascent of The Crack.


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By Stephen Carlos Rydalch
From: Golden, CO
Feb 26, 2010
rating: 5.9

This route can easily take 3 #3 camalots and 2 #4's, along with the #5 Paul already notes. If you want to keep sewing it up, you'll need something really big (#3 Big Bro or higher) for the top part that turns into a chimney, but that part is on easy ground.