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All Locations > Vermont > 1. Northern Ver… > Smugglers' Notch > Quartz Crack Face > Quartz Crack (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a)
Green: Quartz Crack (5.9) <br> Blue: The Diagonal (5.8+) <br> Purple: The Diagonal: Right Finish (5.9+) <br> Red: Flight of the Manatee (10c) <br> Pink: Trail <br> Yellow: Rappel Route
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Emmett lead P3.
P4: Do what you can to reduce rope drag on this pitch it zigs, then it zags. <br> Photo posted with permission from JT.
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John Gassel
Aug 13, 2016
“Green: Quartz Crack (5.9)
Blue: The Diagonal (5.8+)
Purple: The Diagonal: Right Finish (5.9+)
Red: Flight of the Manatee (10c)
Pink: Trail
Yellow: Rappel Route”  

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Green: Quartz Crack (5.9) <br> Blue: The Diagonal (5.8+) <br> Purple: The Diagonal: Right Finish (5.9+) <br> Red: Flight of the Manatee (10c) <br> Pink: Trail <br> Yellow: Rappel Route
P4: Do what you can to reduce rope drag on this pitch it zigs, then it zags. <br> Photo posted with permission from JT.
Pat topping out on P2.
Tom topping out the 3rd pitch
Tom leading the crux 4th pitch in the rain.
Griff finishing the 4th pitch.
Some of the ancient pro on P4.
Photo taken from parking lot.
P4, traversing too early. Don't go this way! You're supposed to be up about 15 ft. higher into the corner above where this climber is, directly under the massive roof above.
Looking right from the P1 belay on Quartz Crack. As the description says, it probably makes sense to climb past this and combine the relatively short P1 with P2.
The start of Quartz Crack
Emmett lead P3.

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The Diagonal (5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c)
Quartz Crack (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a)
The Diagonal: Right Finish (5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a)
Flight of the Manatee (5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b)
This is a copy of the original photo.
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