Y Crack 5.9
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| Type: | Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 65 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.10a [details] |
| FA: | Pete Noebels, Dennis Abbink, Larry Treiber |
| Submitted By: | Ryan Myers on Apr 6, 2009 |
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Y Crack
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Description BURLY... good luck
Protection Big gear if youre going to try and lead it... best to climb Turtles Piss on the backside and top-rope Y crack
BETA PHOTO: Y Crack
| Thrutching up Y Crack, L side in
| Thrutching up Y Crack, R side in
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By Colonel Mustard From: Reno, NV Sep 21, 2009
| What is the gear beta? Can you get away with a coupla #5 C4s, or is a #6 strictly necessary? I guess I could always do the honorable thing and just attempt it with what I have. |
By roman d From: Pasadena, CA Dec 6, 2009 rating: 5.9+
| Finally led this thing yesterday, and felt like throwing up at the top. Feels like the definition of 5.9+ I used a #3 big bro at the bottom (not really necessary) and then pushed an old #5 camalot (green) through the wide section until I could get a new #5 (purple) in. I think I used a .75, 2, and 3 for the top section. |
By arjunmh From: Phoenix, AZ Dec 6, 2009 rating: 5.10+
| Being the follower on Roman's lead, can safely say "better him than me!" Yuck, and it was the second time we'd both climbed that awful crack. Must there be a third? Hell no, and I don't think I'll ever feel like leading it. Roman used a big bro down low, walked a #5, and then #4 with a couple #3's and maybe a smaller one tucked away up top. Hated trying to clean while also trying to stay in the grungy crack. |
By Sagar Gondalia Oct 30, 2011 rating: 5.10a
| 1 x #2, #3 big bros, and a #5 should protect it to where it thins out for a standard rack. Finished left. The majority of the climb is actually a lieback on a flake. The flake disappears for 6'ish feet in the middle and it's stiff 10 offwidth. Getting in and coming out of the OW sections are the crux. I climbed it right side in and it was tough. My partner couldn't get up it, and went left side in to much more success. |
By Peter Franzen Administrator From: Phoenix, AZ Apr 19, 2012 rating: 5.9
| Big bros? It would be a lot easier to just slide a #6 with you for the first 15 feet before leaving it and placing a #5. |
By Trad Nanny Jan 15, 2013 rating: 5.9
| Just TR this thing and enjoy a great lieback. You need some long webbing or cord to set it up. I attempted to solo up to the #5 C4 placement but wigged out on some crumbly rock and decided to downclimb. To place a #6 before the crux I think it would have to get pretty deep meaning a very awkward move to get into it. |
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