South Crack route

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South Crack route

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The scramble up the first pitch of south crack. It's not a bad free solo if you are comfortable with stemming and chimney climbing. If you're not so experienced with that style rope up and bring some larger gear for the first 30 feet.

Start of the second pitch. The unknown climber is almost to the intermediate set of belay bolts.

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Dec 26, 2018

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South Crack route

Start of the second pitch. The unknown climber is almost to the intermediate set of belay bolts.

Looking back on the Sundeck Boulder

Looking up at the awkward squeeze bulge move, above the sun deck and below thew final chimney pitch

On top of the first pitch of South Crack!

Topping out above the final chimney, at the ramps to summit.

South Crack, Pinnacle Peak <br>

The scramble up the first pitch of south crack. It's not a bad free solo if you are comfortable with stemming and chimney climbing. If you're not so experienced with that style rope up and bring some larger gear for the first 30 feet.

The summit

The summit

The summit

Start of the real south crack route from the sun deck boulder.

The summit

The summit

The summit, ridiculously awesomely huge rap bolts at the top.

South Crack looking up toward the Rappel

North rappel route. You touchdown on a nice boulder. It is a 5 minute Class 3 scramble to the east to get back to the start of South Crack.

Rappel off of these anchors. Go down the north side with a 70m rope so you don't get in the way of other parties on the route.

Tina L. wrangling rope on the sun deck boulder

Chimney second half of second pitch.

Just in front of Sun Deck Boulder

Top of first pitch

First pitch

This is the rock that fell out of the first pitch

Area of recent rock fall

Looking down from the top of the 2nd pitch.

Looking up at final chimney, just before the summit.

View of south crack looking down from about 20 feet below the summit.

Coming up the final chimney with a belay on the summit.

Evelyn scrambling up the start of the 4th class first pitch. Brian laughing at who knows what.

The summit, newer bolts are available but hard core climbers still use these bad boys :)

Jodi, coming enjoyable 2nd pitch of South Crack

The scramble up the first pitch of south crack. It's not a bad free solo if you are comfortable with stemming and chimney climbing. If you're not so experienced with that style rope up and bring some larger gear for the first 30 feet.

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