Ascent Notes for: Fat Merchant's Crack (5.10a X) - 5.10b Average Rating : 3.67/5

I drew the short straw and ended up following this really good route, we had a #5, #6, #12 so it really wasn't the full on x status. The climbing isn't too hard but you definitely need to conserved your energy and be efficient at squeeze chimney. Can hardly wait to lead it

Pretty well defined crux. The rest is just physical. I had #9 and #12 VGs and also clipped a bolt on the adjacent face climb. So I was never facing groundfall. Never even saw or clipped the "hidden piton".

Feels harder than the grade. Very sustained. The Piton needs replaced. 12" pro would be nice. A #6 #5 and a set of nuts protects the protectable just fine. I cheated, I used a #12 Valley Giant. Still 50 Feet till I could use it and still very much an R++ route.

First Pitch only after setting up a TR after climbing Scheister and rapping down.