Routes : North America : United States : Kentucky : East : Red River Gorge (Climbing) : Left Flank : Face Up to That Crack

Face Up to That Crack - 5.8 popular

Average Rating : 3.66 out of 5
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Bolts, a couple of hand size pieces for good measure.

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Difficulty	5.8
Safety Rating	G
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Description:

The route name says it all. Really fun route with a little of everything. Slab face, crack, ledge, more face.

Submitted by: case22 on 2001-09-28
Views: 1675
Route ID: 1072

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Difficulty	5.8
Safety Rating	PG13
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Top Rope ascent by: bmck on 2013-04-07 (View Climbing Log)

nice slab, better crack

I dug this route. one big lieback/high step move off the ground, then into some pretty thin but low-angle slab that gets progressively thinner until the crux move to the start of the crack. Crack is great, can be jammed or climbed like a flake. It's a long runout on lead to the next bolt, which can be clipped hands-free standing on the ledge at the top of the crack. Likelihood of a fall is quite low, but you could deck. The rest of the climb is pretty easy, low-angle with big edges, taking you up high enough to be quite satisfied with yourself when you're done.

Added: 2013-04-08