Notice the obvious K-Cracks.

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Notice the obvious K-Cracks.

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Follow cracks through two ledges and pass a tiny roof. Follow a flaring crack for ~20' and traverse right into a book. Pass a rap station and traverse left on a hand crack. Follow book to K-Crack.

Zoe on K cracks

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Gabriel Neely

Aug 30, 2009

“Notice the obvious K-Cracks. ”

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Yellow start: 5.6
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Blue start: 4th class
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Blue finish: 5.8
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Purple finish: 5.6
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Green finish: 5.8+
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Red: East Ledges (5.2)
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Belays are circles, rappels are arrows. Click on photo to see full res.

Top of the K Cracks father/son photo.

Top of Pingora

Enjoying P2

Sweet 5.8 crack section

Leading Left "K" crack

K cracks! About to head left

Jen coming up the K Crack.

South Buttress. Seth Anderson Photo.

Having fun on K Cracks

Pingora 1981. Wolf's Head in background.

Taking the right K-crack

Everything I took up Pingora! Our first time to the winds and I was glad to have it all!

Gokul, on the K crack

Follow cracks through two ledges and pass a tiny roof. Follow a flaring crack for ~20' and traverse right into a book. Pass a rap station and traverse left on a hand crack. Follow book to K-Crack.

Notice the obvious K-Cracks.

Zoe on K cracks

Viva la whale

A little Yoga on top of Pingora

Fast on the draw, Carl P atop Pingora. Climbing 2008, shorts circa 1985.

Heading up to K cracks on a mellow morning

Macey havin a time! August 17'

Jonny climbing the 5.8 variation to South Buttress. Photo by Gigette

Good View of the South Buttress highlighted by the edge of the sunsetting shadow.

Crux move of the Cracks

Stemming out on P2

Gokul, top of pitch 2

First belay anchor atop short first pitch. From here you can easily get to base of long dihedral pitch in one wandering pitch.

Looking southeast from the South Shoulder.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

Chuck and I on top of Pingora.

One of our many trips to the Winds.

Descending the South Buttress. July 2018

looking up the first pitch

the msu crew coming up the k cracks, august 2010

Gabe leading the famous "K-cracks". Beautiful climb. Photo taken from the 5.6 variation.

South Buttress K-Crack finish.

Approaching the S Buttress

Pitch two as we climbed it.

Climbing the left K Crack

Alexis on our 3rd pitch

Taking the right K-crack

First roped pitch as we climbed it. Slings around boulder on huge ledge atop this short pitch for an anchor.

P1 corner

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