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Critter Crack
5.6,
Trad, 80 ft (24 m),
Avg: 3.4 from 229
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FA: unknown
W Virginia
> Seneca Rocks
> S Peak - W Face
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Description
Climb the hand and finger crack 2 ft right of the Le Gourmet Chimney. Half-way up move a couple feet across a ledge and follow the crack system on your right
Location
Highest up and farthest north on the 4th class ledges Old Man's Traverse follows.
[Hide Photo] Coming up critter crack. Photo taken by Grant from Blue Ridge Mountain Guides
[Hide Photo] Approaching the top of Critter Crack. What a little 1 pitch hidden gem. Climbing La Gourmet> Front C> Critter Crack seems to be the move. Shouts out to former internet stranger Adam for a super…
[Hide Photo] Tanya Chupa removing the final peace of pro on Critter Crack (5.6). The climbing party with Chupa climbed the first two pitches of Prune (5.7), then moved over to finish up on Critter Crack.
[Hide Photo] Jams the whole way. Such a good pitch
[Hide Comment] Great pro, no awkward moves, just fantastic hand jams with some face holds. Topped out on the south peak summit via Le Gourmet, Front C, then Critter Crack. I would definitely recommend it.
Apr 15, 2015
[Hide Comment] For those looking for a way to get to the summit that don't like run-outs and leading 5.7 scares them - Do what Vince suggested. Even better - Take Candy Corner (5.5G)to Skyline Traverse (5.3?G) & skip the approach. Awesome day.
Oct 27, 2015
[Hide Comment] Fantastic 70 feet of crack climbing! Was pumped by halfway up. Bring large cams. No obvious boulders to sling at the top for an anchor, so have to make one out of nuts/cams/etc. Easy 6 ft. downclimb to the north to access the East face summit ledge and its rappel options.
Apr 8, 2019
[Hide Comment] To follow up on the above comment, I did not feel any need for large cams on this route. I had single cams to 3" with doubles in the .4 and .5 sizes and was able to sew it up. Didn't use the 2 until the top out move and didn't even place the 3. A second #1 or .75 might have been nice. Amazing route.
Nov 11, 2019
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