Five-Nine Handcrack
5.11- YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British
| Type: | Trad, TR, 55 ft (17 m) |
| GPS: | 33.01103, -116.97089 |
| FA: | Philipp Arndt, Jan 2024 |
| Page Views: | 738 total · 24/month |
| Shared By: | Philipp Arndt on Mar 9, 2024 |
| Admins: | Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes, Salamanizer Ski |
Description
Probably the longest continuous crack that you can climb on the main hill. A 40m rope is just enough. While there's nice-looking hand jams pretty much all the way, they are buried so deep inside the flare that the whole thing feels more like an offwidth.
The technical crux is low down for most, where the crack is too thin for hands, but what really makes this climb hard is how physical and sustained it is. Placing gear is awkward because of the flare.
Location
Just after the main road's last switchback before the summit, locate a climber's trail that goes downhill on the north slope. Follow the trail downhill for about 0.2 miles - past Trunk Tribute, Ben&Bill and Hard&Soul. Walk around skier's right (east) to get to the base.
You can also take the Out of Sight trail from the road, and follow it past The Learning Cave and Pac-Man.



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