Handful of Crack, Fistful of Pockets P1 

FA:  J. Visser, M. Kindred Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.7 [details] Length:  1 pitch, 40 feet Views: 299 page views Submitted By: Perin Blanchard on Oct 17, 2006 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Perin Blanchard about a third of the way up.

Description 

Starts on a shelf a few feet above the valley floor and climbs a right-facing crack along a large flake. A couple of face moves are helpful where the crack closes down. The angle is pretty relaxed so liebacking is not at all strenuous.

There is a second pitch at 5.9 that continues up a face-and-pocket area; I'll let someone who's done the 2nd pitch describe it.

Location 

This route is 20 to 30 feet to the right of the main Indian Wall area. It starts on a stepped shelf and the crack/flake angles slightly right. (The left-facing crack that curves to the left at the right side of the Indian Wall isn't it - go a bit farther right).

Protection 

Medium and large nuts and medium cams (#2 and #3 Camalot C4s). There is a hanger-and-chain anchor with a quicklink at the top.

Add Photo Photos of Handful of Crack, Fistful of Pockets P1

Ethan Blanchard having fun with the nut tool.

Gwen Blanchard two-thirds of the way up.