Twin Cracks  5.12a

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 85 feet Consensus:  5.12a [details] FA:  FA (aid) Lance & Dane Dougherty (A.1, 5.3) '68, FFA Jim Waugh, Dylan Williams '80 (2 pitches @ no hands rest) 1 pitch H. Suzuki '84 Season:  seasonal closures Submitted By:  Orphaned on Jun 20, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Falcon closures. MORE INFO >>> Granite Mountain is closed between early February and mid-July for peregrine falcon nesting! More info: www.fs.fed.us/r3/prescott/news/2009/01-22-2009-area-closures>>> This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

50 feet off ground on right side of Flying Buttress is a large ledge. climb either hidden chimney (outside end) 5th class or p1 of Coke Bottle to ledge. Twin Cracks are the cracks. Fine face climbing around the cracks leads up to the no hands rest 12' below top out (11-). The rock quality deteriorates slightly as hard lie backing leads to the top (11+/12-).

Location 

right side of flying buttress, one pitch up.

Protection 

small nuts to medium camming units. Tree or friends for belay