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Bat Attack Crack

5.11, Trad, Alpine, 70 ft (21 m),  Avg: 3 from 6 votes
FA: Paul Gagner and Renny Jackson 04 July 1986
Wyoming > Grand Teton NP > Cascade Canyon
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Description

This arching corner would be an awesome addition to guides wall if your still needing a little more oomph to your day. Starts out from the belay ledge as easy face and a traverse right to gain the corner, climb this as it arches severely to the left, a little bit cruxy near the beginning but hold on cause a great rest is to be had before the crux where the crack thins to finger tips then eases off at he the lip of the roof to a few feet of easier hand jamming to the anchor. The feet were a little licheny/scaly but this is the alpine after all. It is also possible to continue up one pitch(5.8 or 9 maybe?) then traverse left a ways(?) to join guides wall as rossiter describes(i did not do this) The anchor atop the first pitch is two good looking bolts with webbing and rings

Location

This route is located very near to the start of Guides Wall. As you approach guides when you come near to the base of the wall and begin to go up and left towards the base of that climb, look up and right and you should have no trouble spotting this prominent arching corner/roof. To get to the base you must climb up and right via some 4th or super easy 5th to get to the obvious belay ledge where you can set a belay

Protection

mostly cams due to the nature of the crack from blue alien to #2 or #3 Camelot with doubles(or maybe triples in smaller sizes) from 5/8in or so(green alien) to 2in(#1camalot) and maybe a small selection of medium to medium/large nuts

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Nearing the anchor
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Kevin Bradford
Boise
 
[Hide Comment] Mostly clean now, fixed stopper at crux, nice looking bolts and fresh cord, with rap rings, at top anchor. 1 60m rope is fine for lowering back to belay. Aug 5, 2018
Brandon Marshal
Victor, ID
[Hide Comment] See Hot Dogs for a topo which includes Bat Attack Crack. If you're belayer isn't psyched on down-climbing the low-fifth class approach there is a rappel anchor near the base of the climb. A 60M rappel will get them back to the Guide's Wall social trail. I haven't climbed this thing but it looks absolutely stellar, and quite clean, from the shared start with Hot Dogs - some day! Jun 19, 2023