Ascent Notes for: Crackula - 5.8 Average Rating : 3.50/5

Perfect 90 degree left-facing dihedral that takes 1" - 2" gear at nice resting places. I started to link up both pitches, but came back down and built a belay anchor to eliminate the rope drag. For the second pitch, we veered off to the left (the piton was calling me!). Going for the hand-hold on the ledge, I grabbed a loose rock and almost fell.

I thought this was a pretty stiff 5.8, and while I can normally climb cracks without bloodying my hands, this one did extract a bit of skin from my knuckles.

I set the first piece and backed down, My buddy Jim, set the next piece and another piece real close and backed down. I finished leading the climb. The guide book says two pitches but I made it in one with a short 50m rope (part of it was cut off) and with my buddy Jim had to climb and to the first piece (10-15 ft up) for me to finish.

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