Making the Little Ducks Quack

A straight-up, vertical layback crack in a shallow corner. It starts with a few fist jams, but quickly narrows to fingers. Relatively short (~40-50 feet), but quite sustained.

This is approached as either a TR or a lead. Their directions differ considerably.

For direct access to the base for leading: As you approach Duck Wall from the gully below LOP, take the usual trail left (west) approaching Index Air Force and Them (also known as WOTI wall). Immediately look for a path going right (uphill) directly to the base of the wall to the east of Them. Upon reaching the wall, walk along the base 10-20' and behind a big flake find the iron rungs. Take these up to the forested ledge and walk east. The route will be obvious. 

For access to the top: For this approach, take the trail along the base of the main wall. After the first rope ladder, and immediately before the second, walk right to the obvious ledge (see picture) with the two-bolt anchor right above the point where the crack reaches the ledge. Lower down from here to the large treed ledge.

It is conveniently set for a top-rope, with a bolted anchor on a walk-up ledge.

For leading, take a cam or two for a fist-size crack and then an assortment of finger-sized gear for a finger crack (perhaps one hand-sized cam would help).