Crowbar
5.11b YDS 6c French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E3 5c British
| Type: | Trad, Sport, 70 ft (21 m) |
| GPS: | 47.81962, -121.56921 |
| FA: | Darryl Cramer, Jon Nelson |
| Page Views: | 1,053 total · 5/month |
| Shared By: | Orphaned User on Dec 31, 2008 |
| Admins: | Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Zachary Winters, Mitchell McAuslan |
Description
Bolted climbing leads to a crux fingerjam in a bulge. More climbing up cracks and corners leads to a two bolt anchor.
Location
Starts to the right of Steel Monkey and just to the right of a steeper bolted face climb. Descend with a 60m rope.
Protection
Bolts and gear to #3 Camalot. Fixed anchor; however, bring webbing and a knife in case the in-situ pieces aren't viable.
History
The Story of the Crowbar (tm)
Darryl Cramer and I cleaned this one winter's day. After I cleaned the upper part, Darryl started cleaning loose blocks, armed with my dad's crowbar. At the roof, there was one huge block that he thought loose, so he started cranking away at one end, loosening and removing smaller blocks, but making no headway on the huge block. He was about to give up, but I shouted up "Hey, why not try the other end of the block?" Darryl swings over, and before he gets started on it, the crowbar accidently taps the block lightly. This light touch was in just the right spot to trigger the entire coffin-sized block to come tumbling down. With the unexpected excitement, Darryl drops the crowbar. After he got down, we both look for my dad's crowbar to no avail. Some years later, I hear that Greg Childs has found it. I never got my dad's crowbar back, but he didn't seem to miss it.
--Jon N-



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