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Cruise Control

5.8, Trad, 45 ft (14 m),  Avg: 3.1 from 36 votes
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Arkansas > River Valley &… > Mt Magazine SP > Mt Magazine Proper > 4. Crag Central

Description

Climbs obvious right leaning crack that gets steeper right below the ledge. Everyone climbs this baby. Runoff keeps this line wet longer than others. 

Location

In the middle of Crag Central below an old Cedar tree that is perched on the big ledge.

Protection

Nuts/Cams-Anchors on top.

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From base of climb.
[Hide Photo] From base of climb.
Routes pretty well protected.
[Hide Photo] Routes pretty well protected.
Looking up cruise control September 2016
[Hide Photo] Looking up cruise control September 2016
About to rap down from the anchors.
[Hide Photo] About to rap down from the anchors.
Cruise Control- the tree that used to provide the exit hand hold ripped out in the last ice storm.
[Hide Photo] Cruise Control- the tree that used to provide the exit hand hold ripped out in the last ice storm.

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LanceSullins
Ridgway, CO
5.8+
[Hide Comment] Solid route - new guidebook upgrades it to 5.8 and it is proably still a little stiff at that grade. Dec 9, 2009
Brent Butcher
  5.8
[Hide Comment] a must and a good warmup before doing The Nose. bring a .3 or a C3 #2 to protect the last move before the anchors. Jun 8, 2012
Creed Archibald
Salt Lake City, UT
  5.8
[Hide Comment] This route is awesome. Super fun. From the ground I thought the gear looked thin, but I found a solid piece every 5 feet. Stitched it up.

Edit- the tree at the top of this route ripped out in the last ice storm. Oct 7, 2012
Aubrey Miller
eugene . OR
[Hide Comment] Nice job getting that cam out Ryan! I attempted it a few weeks ago but it was really cold and that thing was welded pretty good. Jan 11, 2021