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All Locations > Virginia > Shenandoah & NW… > Shenandoah NP > Old Rag > Summit Crags > Beginner Crack (5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c)
At the summit, head between these boulders . One will be marked with a diagonal crack. Now you're on track to reach Beginner's Crack and Summit Crag.
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It feels wrong but you'll have to step over the trail line. Scramble down a short drop to reach the base of Beginner's Crack on your left and the trail-head for the approach to Summit Crag slightly to the right. Mind vegetation and your impact on the area.
If you're hiking up from the lower parking lot, make a right at this sign. From the upper parking lot, take a left. Head for the summit.
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Pericles Niarchos
Nov 7, 2013
“At the summit, head between these boulders . One will be marked with a diagonal crack. Now you're on track to reach Beginner's Crack and Summit Crag.”  

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This is a straight-on photo of Beginner's Crack.
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Standing below Beginner Crack
It feels wrong but you'll have to step over the trail line. Scramble down a short drop to reach the base of Beginner's Crack on your left and the trail-head for the approach to Summit Crag slightly to the right. Mind vegetation and your impact on the area.
At the summit, head between these boulders . One will be marked with a diagonal crack. Now you're on track to reach Beginner's Crack and Summit Crag.
If you're hiking up from the lower parking lot, make a right at this sign. From the upper parking lot, take a left. Head for the summit.
Scrambling Down to Beginner's Crack from the summit.
A view from the right.