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Crack McMuffin

Name: Crack McMuffin
Rating: 2.0

5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British

Routes in Blood Wall

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	Bad Blood T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c V4-5 6B+
	Blood Meridian T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Bloodbath T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Bush League T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Crack McMuffin T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Glass Half Full, The T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Impulse T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Main Vein, The T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	OW Negative T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2+
	Seppuku T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Slow Bleed T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Transfusion T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Venipuncture T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b

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Type:	Trad, 300 ft (91 m), 2 pitches, Grade II
GPS:	36.09804, -115.48736
FA:	Stephanie Petrilak, Mike GIlbert, Joanne Urioste, 1979
Page Views:	2,093 total · 9/month
Shared By:	Larry DeAngelo on Nov 20, 2007
Admins:	Luke EF, Larry DeAngelo, Justin Johnsen Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: IMPORTANT notes on Wet Rock and Human Waste Details

WET ROCK: The sandstone in Red Rocks is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. 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 bone-dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby.

HUMAN WASTE: Human waste is a major issue plaguing the area. The Southern Nevada Climbers Coalition (SNCC) works to provide "wag bags" free of charge in several locations: Black Velvet Canyon, The Hamlet, Kraft Mountain Area, 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 daily kit no matter where you go. Once used, please dispose of them properly. Do not throw them in the toilets at the parking areas.

See https://www.southernnevadaclimbers.org/wag-bags for more information on the program.

Description

On the cliff bands below the Blood Wall there is a varnished face split by a crack. Climb the crack straight up to a pine tree at its top.

The obvious descent is to scramble left (east) and do a short rappel into the tiny canyon leading back to the base of the route.

Location

Walk up the Oak Creek trail, passing beneath the Solar Slab, and drop into the streambed. Go upstream to a point where some brushy third class leads up and left (south) to a ramp system going back toward the road. When you are beneath the route, climb up a 150' fourth-class slab. People less cowardly than myself may scamper up this section with no thoughts about next-of-kin, but we roped up for the ascent. Having just a single rope, we descended this section by down-leading, which seemed like a reasonable compromise.