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Dual 

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Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.9- [details]
Length: 2 pitches, 70 feet
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Submitted By: Sean Dunlop on May 19, 2008


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BETA PHOTO: Dual, route 94 from Robert Kellman's "Rock Climbin...


Description 

Climb a 5.7 handcrack in a slot to a shelf and belay (30 ft). Get back into the crack on the left (crux) and continue on sustained jamming and stemming to the top. The crux is height dependent (9+ for those under 5'4" and 7+ for those over 6'3").


Location 

Northwest Face of the Nautilus (right end) Can be accessed by hiking north along the rock past the climbs Baldwin's Chimney and Humper.


Protection 

Standard rack, up to a 3 possibly a 4 Camalot.



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By Top Rope Hero
From: Denver/Aspen
Jul 27, 2009
rating: 5.9-

A couple or more #3s, #3.5s will make this shorty crack pure joy. Didn't jam the left (and infinitely more protect-able) crack so much as stemmed between it and the less friendly crack on the right.

Guidebook and Mountain Project BOTH offer this "height dependent" beta BS without any explanation why. Here's why: the opening move at the midway shelf (after the initial 5.7 crack) to acquire the "duel" cracks would be mighty exciting for someone with short legs. It's a full-on opposing arms stretch between two walls, pump up to a Kungfu legs-horizontal stem (make sure you hands-in-prayer-position for a quiet moment) and only then start cramming and jamming the duel cracks. It's an effing heart stopper (and crotch ripper) unless you're over 5'10". Wear your best Chuck Norris pants and an extra pair of boxers.

ALSO: nevermind what the book says about belaying again after the first 30ft crack; there's simply no reason for it. Jam a #3.5 (or a #4 or whatever) high and left with a single runner and there's zero rope drag.

Have fun! A good one to get on if there's a conga line on Mother. Not as hard as all that....