Who said vertical?

All Locations > California > Joshua Tree NP > Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Rusty Wall > O'Kelley's Crack (5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c)

Who said vertical?

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Feels great laybacking out of the wide crack with a #5 in it

Nice rest after the stiff start

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Chris Owen

Jan 7, 2003

“Who said vertical?”

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Brad soloing O'Kelley's Crack.

The proper way to get past that little nuisance at the bottom.

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photographer Patrick Olson, climber Luke Olson, enjoying O'Kelley's

O'Kelley's free solo

Rusty Wall, showing [[105722356]] (L) and [[105722353]] (R).

Jorge climbing O'Kelly's Crack

sinking a slammer hand on a 5 star crack

Okelley's in all its glory

DK getting the onsight!

Soloing. Photo credit to Daniel Bogart.

Caunt on OKelly's Crack, (yah he does crack climbs once in a while)

Feels great laybacking out of the wide crack with a #5 in it

Who said vertical?

Nice rest after the stiff start

A nice break from Disneyland!

Just past the problem start

Enjoying the top of this stellar crack!

Great fun! Onsight!

Jon Freriks starting the route on a SUPER COLD day.

Me at the start

Curving splitter. Pleasing to the eyes. Pleasing to the hands, mostly. Photo by Joyce. 18 Oct 2015.

After the steep hands section, getting into the wider section

O'Kelley's Crack

In case you were wondering which crack was O'Kelly's. A fun romp by the way.

so pumped!

body jammin

Alternate variation to the start for those without a head to stand on.

Nice line. Nice Canadian.

Owen on O'Kelly's after being handed the lead by Fred Batliner.

John Learned looking stylish just past the start.

Blake high on the route

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