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Wiessner Crack

Name: Wiessner Crack
Rating: 3.0

5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British

Routes in Main Cliff

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	A Guide to Ragged (1964) T,TR 5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c
	Aid Crack T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Ancient Way T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Angle of the Dangle TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Animal Crack T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Ashtray TR 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a X
	Bald Face Hornet T,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c X
	Birdman TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Black Orchid TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Bombay T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Bombay Direct T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Broadway T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Bushy Groove T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Cage, The T,TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Carey Corner T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Caroline TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Cave Route T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Cemetary Vault T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Cenotaph Corner T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Chopper flakes T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Crag Rat TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Crisis T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c X
	Cutting Edge T,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
	Cygnus X-1 TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Deception T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Double Crux T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Double Vision TR 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Duck Soup TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Easy Rider TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	End Run T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Eternity TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Faceout T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Fall Of The House Of Monticello, The TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	For Madmen Only T,TR 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c R
	Golden Age TR 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Green Gutter T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Hangnail T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a X
	Hangover TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Hemlock Groove T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Hot Rocks T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Hurricane Gloria T,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b X
	Jam Corner T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Juniper Wall T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Knight's Gambit T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Knight's Move T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Kor Crack T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Lavaredo Corner T,TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Left Edge T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
	Leftover T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Main Street T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Marlinspike T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	May's Way T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	NCS Route T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Netherlands TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	North by North West T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	North End T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Nux Vomica TR 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Obsession T,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c X
	Out Of Orbit T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Owl Perch T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Poison and Passion TR 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Pork Barrel Project T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Ragged Edge TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Right Edge T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Sandbag TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Side Entry T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Sisu T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Skull and Bones T,TR 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R
	Slingshot T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a V1+ 5
	Subline T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Sunday Bulge T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Swan Song TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Sweat Slot T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Terminal Velocity T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tower Crack T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Trojan Horse T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Un Petit Peu TR 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Unconquerable Crack T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Vajolet Corner T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Vanishing Point T,TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Vector T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Visions TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R
	Visitor's Reception Center TR 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	War Eagle T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	Wet Wall T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Wetwall Wetlock Variation T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	Wiessner Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Wiessner Slab T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Wishbone T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	YMC Route T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
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Type:	Trad, 40 ft (12 m)
FA:	Fritz Wiessner, Roger and Hassler Whitney, 1934
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Description

This is the corner above the right side of Wiessner slab. Either climb the slab, set your belay, and contemplate leading this climb in 1934 with ancient gear or start the corner from the ground on the inside of the chimney. By starting in the chimney(5.6+) it is easy to do in one pitch.

This is a stiff but protectable lead that takes a variety of gear. You can protect just about anywhere if you can hang in there. I've seen some serious falls on this when the leader decided to just go for it.

Hassler Whitney is famous for the Whitney-Gilman ridge on Cannon, put up earlier in 1929.