Home - Destinations - iPhone/Android - Gyms - Partners - Forum - Photos - Deals - What's New
 ADVANCED
The East Quarry
Scrambler ULT 30 Backpack

$109.95 20% off

$87.96

at CampSaver

54    more...
CAMP Ball Nut # 5

$39.95 20% off

$31.96

at EMS

2    more...
Vision Harness

$49.95 20% off

$39.95

at WildernessX

553    more...
Sterling Accessory Cords

$49.05 31% off

$33.64

at Backcountry

3    more...
EMS Women's Serenity Pants

$119.00 29% off

$83.98

at EMS

28    more...
Complete Climbers Package

$274.95 25% off

$206.21

at CampSaver

105    more...
Patagonia Women's Downtown Loft Jacket

$279.00 50% off

$139.50

at Patagonia

40    more...
Patagonia Women's Micro Puff Hoody

$189.00 50% off

$94.50

at Patagonia

24    more...
Black Diamond Punisher Glove

$89.95 34% off

$58.47

at Backcountry

21    more...
 more Dirtbag Deals
Routes Sorted
L to R R to L Alpha
Asbury Park 
Battle of the Bulbus 
Bluesfish 
Chum 
Deepwater Horizon 
Defective Agency 
Emilia's Corner 
Fluke 
Flying Fish 
Great Wide Shark 
Hairless Dog 
Hammerhead 
Herringbone 
Herringbone Direct  
High Tide 
Holy Mackerel 
Jaws 
Jaws Part 2 (Shark Bait) 
Land Shark 
Natural Born Topropers 
Nurse Shark 
Old Man and the Sea 
Old Man And The Sea Direct 
Pigeon of the Sea 
Pinkerton 
Play With Your Balls 
Pretzel Logic 
S.S. Minnow 
Sand Shark 
Sea Robin 
Sea Urchin 
Slap Happy 
Tendonkey Punch 
Tiger Shark 
Tiger's Woody 
Viagra Crack 
Weakfish 
Wooly Bully 

Viagra Crack 

A0

   
1,124 page views
Good page?   

Type: Trad, Aid, 1 pitch, 50 feet
Consensus: A0 [details]
FA: Flaccid old men
Season: Fall/Winter/Spring
Submitted By: Orphaned on Mar 22, 2009

You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (3)
Your todo list:
Your stars:
Your rating: -none- [change]
Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Add Photo  Add Comment    Printer View

Description 

This looks like it might be a good trad route. Closer inspection reveals lots of extra bolts. If you are a limp old man, looking to get up, this is the route for you.


Location 

It's obvious. This is a crack line that looks easier than it is with a bolt in the middle. The bolts at the bottom and top were added as a remedy for old men with ED (EverygoddamnedpieceofrockIseeismine Dysfunction).


Protection 

Floppy quickdraws and a flacid nut or two.

Per Kirk Miller: the bolts at the top and the bottom were placed before Viagra Crack was cleaned or climbed. All but one were removed when this route was climbed, then they were replaced since they were part of its neighbor, Pretzel Logic.



Comments on Viagra Crack Add Comment
Show which comments
By morkel
May 9, 2009

Sounds pretty nice, mostly trad, I live 70 miles away. You got um photo?

By mlloyd
From: denver
Oct 3, 2012

I led this route about a week ago. It's a very nice, heady, trad climb with a bolt or two (just when you need them). It sits in the 5.12c range. I found it quite challenging. I recommend this route if you like Eldo. The gear is tricky, and the climbing is thoughtful yet powerful.

By Kirk Miller
From: Golden, CO
Apr 24, 2013

For the record...
The bolts at the top and the bottom were placed before Viagra Crack was even cleaned.
This crack system was first examined and cursorily cleaned from the original Pretzel Logic anchors. Pretzel Logic starts and finishes on this crack.

When John Langston first tried the crack, he drilled two bolts to supplement the gear. He was finally able to free the route, naming it Hellhound (great name).

In a bold effort, Mr. Langston returned and freed Hellhound again using only one supplemental bolt. Following this effort, he removed all the bolts he no longer used, effectively chopping the start and finish of Pretzel Logic.
To compensate, he drilled a direct finish to Pretzel Logic avoiding that route's final crux (as it overlapped his new route Hellhound).

Mark Rolofson later replaced the top and bottom bolts for the original route, Pretzel Logic. As I understand it, Mark felt the quality of Pretzel Logic combined with its status as the first route of the two outweighed any justification for chopping the original start and finishing bolts.