Knifeblade Crack
5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British
| Type: | Trad, 60 ft (18 m) |
| GPS: | 40.65299, -111.806 |
| FA: | Wasatch Mountain Club |
| Page Views: | 1,174 total · 5/month |
| Shared By: | Darren Knezek on Aug 25, 2006 · Updates |
| Admins: | Drew B, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher |
Description
Climb up to the knifeblade/pin, You can place a great 2" cam about two feet below it for a backup. Clip the knifeblade before pulling over the bulge. This will most likely be the crux for most. Follow a small crack that disappears as you get higher. You can place great nuts and .4" and .5" cams in this small crack, especially above the roof. You really want to get a high small nut like a DMM Brass or a Peenut before the crack runs out. Clip the high bolt and you'll be in another crux that' seems a little easier than the lower one. Next, you'll be standing on a large block and you can see one of the really old bolts from decades ago without a hanger. Just to the right is a crack that takes a large nut and higher a smaller one. From there it's a ways to the anchors with no real good gear, but it's really easy.
If you're looking to set up a top rope. Hike up behind the left of the crag; after a bit of a scramble, watch for a split in the wall just wider than a human; down there and just around the corner are an easy set of anchors. You can use these anchors to get to the lower anchors directly in front of you. Or you can do a 6 foot very easy scramble down to get to them.



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