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Cromulent Crack

Name: Cromulent Crack
Rating: 1.8

5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British

Routes in The Great Red Book Area

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	Bury the Hatchet T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Chips ahoy T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Chips Away T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Cognitive Overload S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Collaborative Overlap S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Cromulent Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Curver, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Dangling Participles S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Elementary Primer S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Epilogue S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Front Matter, The S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	G. Dog S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13
	Great Red Book T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Ground up Vocabulary S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Liner, The T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Michi’s Fear T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Reservations Required S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Seams Novel S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	See Spot Run S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Stone Hammer T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Subject-Verb Agreement S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Tomato Amnesia T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Too School Foor Cool T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Type:	Trad, 60 ft (18 m)
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Access Issue: Red Rock RAIN AND WET ROCK: The sandstone is fragile and is very easily damaged when wet. Details

Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm, the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN RED ROCKS during or after rain. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp (and not powdery dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby.

HUMAN WASTE Human waste is one of the major issues plaguing Red Rocks. The Las Vegas Climbers Liaison Council and the AAC provides free "wag bags" in several locations (Black Velvet, First Pullout, Kraft Mtn/Bouldering, The Gallery, and The Black Corridor). These bags are designed so that you can pack your waste out - consider bringing one to be part of your kit (just like your rope and shoes and lunch) no matter where you go. Once used, please dispose of them properly (do not throw them in the toilets at the parking area).

Description

Located high up on the left, north-facing side of GRB area. Best accessed after climbing to the big ledge of the route Collaborative Overlap, or after topping out the GRB formation and walking off. Look to the skier's left as you scramble down the walk-off.

Climb up a blocky inside-corner to gain a slightly left-angling crack in a shallow open-book. Getting established in the crack is the crux and has a bolt to prevent decking. As the crack runs out, climb up the low-angle corner to bolted ring anchors. Too bad the crack proper isn't longer as it dies just as it really gets going. Three bolts and a few finger-sized cams to 1". Good beginner trad climb akin to pitches encountered in the canyons that won't have bolts.

Rappel or... From here a couple fifth class moves will get you to a huge ledge with large boulders. Walk off of this ledge to the left and join the GRB walkoff, or top out the formation with an easy scramble up the corner behind the boulders.