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.

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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.

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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.”

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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

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

Pingora 1981. Wolf's Head in background.

Jen coming up the K Crack.

Gokul, on the K crack

K cracks! About to head left

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

A little Yoga on top of Pingora

Notice the obvious K-Cracks.

Viva la whale

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

Having fun on K Cracks

Heading up to K cracks on a mellow morning

Macey havin a time! August 17'

Taking the right K-crack

Stemming out on P2

South Buttress K-Crack finish.

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

Pitch two as we climbed it.

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.

the msu crew coming up the k cracks, august 2010

looking up the first pitch

Chuck and I on top of Pingora.

One of our many trips to the Winds.

Descending the South Buttress. July 2018

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

Alexis on our 3rd pitch

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

Approaching the S Buttress

Crux move of the Cracks

Climbing the left K Crack

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

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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