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Hot Crystals

5.8, Trad, 60 ft (18 m),  Avg: 2.5 from 52 votes
FA: Brian Sillasen, Todd Gordon, and Tom Atherton, Mar. 1988
California > Joshua Tree NP > Lost Horse Area > Atlantis Area > Atlantis Wall > Atlantis Wall - Right
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Description

a fun climb - steep face with some crack moves

Protection

standard rack

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Hot Crystals goes up the obvious 2 crack system just left of pocket pussy
[Hide Photo] Hot Crystals goes up the obvious 2 crack system just left of pocket pussy
"Anointed Seagull".<br> Photo by Blitzo.
[Hide Photo] "Anointed Seagull". Photo by Blitzo.
standing on a small ledge about 15' below the top.
[Hide Photo] standing on a small ledge about 15' below the top.

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Ryan Kelly
work.
  5.8
[Hide Comment] Can't you tell from the great route description? It's the fun one, with a few crack moves.

The new Jtree West guide disagrees significantly with the 92 Vogel guide. According to the new one this starts just right of the large boulder in the corridor. Up to the horizontal just above the boulder and left into a crack. It then traverses right at the top horizontal. It's the route labeled Anointed Seagull in the 92 Guide, and pictured here:
Feb 10, 2008
DaveGustafson
Palm Desert, CA
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] Fun route - nice moves with good protection. The traverse up top was a little desperate for me, but that was probably sloppy climbing on my part. I had this as 5.9+; however, I could agree with 5.9. It's just the other 5.8s in the area are much easier, in my opinion. Mar 1, 2009
Ethan Ayer
Los Angeles, CA
[Hide Comment] Felt pretty easy compared to other 5.8s in the park Oct 24, 2021