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Cromagnon

5.10a/b, Sport, Alpine, 80 ft (24 m),  Avg: 3.7 from 214 votes
FA: Kevin Calder, Marty Lewis
California > Eastern Sierra > Mammoth Lakes Area > Lake George > Dike Wall > E Face

Description

A great, varied climb up cracks and jugs. Start at a crack below a roof. Climb up and through the roof with great hand jams. Good flakes lead up to a leftward traverse leading to the final crack. Very fun climbing on great rock.

Protection

9 bolts to mussy hooks

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Great route, better surroundings.
[Hide Photo] Great route, better surroundings.
Clipping the third bolt of Cromagnon.
[Hide Photo] Clipping the third bolt of Cromagnon.
Real good.
[Hide Photo] Real good.
Lower section of the East Face of the Dike Wall
[Hide Photo] Lower section of the East Face of the Dike Wall
Miguel De Leon top roping Cromagnon, September 3rd, 2017.
[Hide Photo] Miguel De Leon top roping Cromagnon, September 3rd, 2017.
Starts in the alcove and trends left in the upper half.
[Hide Photo] Starts in the alcove and trends left in the upper half.

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C Miller
CA
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] Super fun and varied climbing make this a great warm-up for the harder lines here. Sustained for the grade but crack technique helps. Jan 24, 2007
Euan Cameron
Mammoth Lakes, CA
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] Fantastic climbing. The first few feet look a bit scrappy, but after that the climbing is superb. Jul 31, 2008
C-Tuttle
[Hide Comment] Great sustained climbing! A few hollow flakes near the top, but other than that it is 5 star 10a climbing! Sep 29, 2010
PumpkinEater
Sacramento
 
[Hide Comment] Maybe it was the tiring six day backpack my girlfriend and I completed the day before but this thing had me pumped out of my mind! Incredible little climb though. Sep 3, 2011
rex parker
las vegas n.v
5.10a/b
[Hide Comment] take advantage of the rest ledge after the starting crux. Jul 24, 2013
Josh Dibble
Mammoth Lakes, CA
[Hide Comment] This climb has been lead fully on gear. While not recommended it is a fun adventure of 10a r/x maybe? Jul 8, 2014
kenr
[Hide Comment] After the initial overhang, it's dead vertical to the top. Remarkable that no single move is harder than 10a.
But it keeps coming at you.
Would be even better if it required more variety of techniques. Aug 10, 2014
BAd
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] Stoked to finally do this one. Quite pumpy. Nothing harder than 10a, but it's got a solid 10 pump factor. It actually overhangs the whole way. At least the rope hung free all the way from the anchors, so that's good enough for me. Keep moving and shake out where you can. I was able to get a pretty good knee-bar up high to help shake out. Jul 28, 2018
A Johnson
Atascadero
 
[Hide Comment] Great route. Beautiful rock and position. Super pumpy. Loved the varied face and crack moves. Can't wait to come back for more. Aug 12, 2018
Andrew Upchurch
Yosemite, CA
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] Really a stellar route. The climb is maybe only really .10a if you are good at crack technique. Definitely a good warmup for the harder routes here and extremely worthwhile climb to do Sep 22, 2019
Russell Karchner
Eastern Sierra
 
[Hide Comment] Surfer Bob's favorite 10 on the Eastside Oct 17, 2019
Neil Rankin
Winston-Salem, NC
 
[Hide Comment] Jugs and jams on an overhanging wall. Unbelievably fun. Aug 31, 2020
Jan Tarculas
San Diego, Ca
  5.10a/b
[Hide Comment] 5 star climbing. Just did it again last weekend. If you know how to hand jam the route can get much easier and less pumpy.

Have a long sling for bolt 4 and 5. Jul 11, 2024