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Super Crack of the Monument

5.10, Trad, 100 ft (30 m),  Avg: 3.8 from 20 votes
FA: K. C. Baum
Colorado > Grand Junction… > Colorado Nation… > Red Canyon > Supercrack Buttress
Warning Access Issue: Private property DetailsDrop down

Description

Climb a 15 foot detached pillar before reaching the crack. Start out on thin hands, to perfect hands, to wide hands (majority of the climb is BD #3s), then back to hands near the top.

Location

At the mouth of Red Canyon on the East-facing buttress, look for the detached pillar and the obvious splitter.

Protection

BD C4s #2s and #3s also found a spot for a #4.

There are camouflaged anchors at the top.

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Super Crack of the Monument.
[Hide Photo] Super Crack of the Monument.
Looking down Super Crack. We didn’t have a 70m, so we climbed the first detached pillar and belayed from the top of the pillar for the crack proper above.
[Hide Photo] Looking down Super Crack. We didn’t have a 70m, so we climbed the first detached pillar and belayed from the top of the pillar for the crack proper above.
Indian Creek without the wear and tear from excessive traffic.
[Hide Photo] Indian Creek without the wear and tear from excessive traffic.

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Ralph Swansen
Boulder CO
  5.10
[Hide Comment] Classic. 70m rope. Jul 12, 2013
Mickey Guziak
Grand Junction
  5.10
[Hide Comment] Must do if you live in GJ. Completely worth the hike. Also save a #1 for the top. It may turn out useful. Jul 13, 2013
KCLewis Lewis
Grand Junction
[Hide Comment] What's a better approach: above and down...do you walk to the buttress and rap, walk down the canyon? or hike East from Liberty Cap parking and walk 2 miles East and then up? Sounds like the neighbors think this is THEIR backyard and won't allow access from the street right there at "Chinle Ct". Looks like a great line with horrible access. Mar 1, 2015
Paul S
Fruita, CO
[Hide Comment] If you park off of S. Camp Road before turning into the neighborhood that leads to the mouth of the canyon, you can hike up the wash that leads into the canyon. This adds 15 or so minutes of flat hiking to the approach if you were to park by the fancy houses right at the mouth of the canyon. A little frustrating to not be able to have better access, but it's a lot better than rapping in or approaching from Liberty Cap. Mar 4, 2015
Brandon Chalk
Edwards, CO
  5.10
[Hide Comment] Phenomenal route! I love the fact that it’s hard to access. If all you have is a 60m, you can climb the first detached pillar as a first pitch and belay from the top of the pillar for the crack proper 2nd pitch. Also, from the ground to the anchors is definitely more than 100’, and you need a 70m if belaying from the ground. Jan 15, 2018
Spencer Weiler
Grand Junction
 
[Hide Comment] Excellent, not as good as the namesake IC route, but still quality. Rack: Camalots: 2-3 #1s, 3-4 #2s, 5-6 #3s, and 1 #4. The #4 is optional but will help if you don't have enough #3s. I got by with 4 #3s but had to walk them. The anchor has old SMC bolts and could use an upgrade. A full 35m. Dec 18, 2024