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Flake Crack

5.6, Trad, TR, 30 ft (9 m),  Avg: 1.5 from 10 votes
FA: unknown
Colorado > Ft Collins > Horsetooth Rese… > Duncan's Ridge
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Description

This ascends the crack feature right of the Africa Cracks beginning on a positive flake. The topout is somewhat loose. The rest of the climb is good but short.

Protection

Gear, maybe an extra #2 C4.

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Flake Crack - the flake at the bottom is loose. Bolts from the "Down Not Out" route can be used for the Flake Crack route.
[Hide Photo] Flake Crack - the flake at the bottom is loose. Bolts from the "Down Not Out" route can be used for the Flake Crack route.
Left of the leaning boulder.
[Hide Photo] Left of the leaning boulder.

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Anderson Hodges
Fort Collins, CO
  5.6
[Hide Comment] We traversed over a tiny bit to the rings (to the left) and lowered there to save building a trad anchor. We used the same anchor traversing a bit to the right for Africa's East Coast. Aug 11, 2024