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Shirley jamming the 5.9 finger cracks near top of pitch 3 of Orbit. There's some controversy as to what these cracks are rated - upper rating is 5.9 (Nelson & Potterfield guidebook); lower end rating is 5.8. Either way, it's a pretty fun section (May 16, 2004).

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Martin Cash

AWESOME!

Voted 10/10

Man that looks like some great climbing. Excellent photo! Can't wait to get up there.

Posted May 18, 2004 11:05 am


	rpc	Re: AWESOME!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks Martin! You'd definitely enjoy yourself on this one - we loved it! As always the photos "wimp up" the steepness of the climb, but the whole thing has really nice exposure to it.
		Posted May 18, 2004 11:50 am

Deleted User	5.9 finger cracks?
Hasn't voted	Funny, I don't remember any 5.9 cracks during any of my three trips up this route. Maybe it has gotten harder since I climbed it last.
	Posted May 26, 2004 9:17 am


	Martin Cash	Re: 5.9 finger cracks?
	Voted 10/10	Dan, Radek and Shirley did the variation on the third pitch which is 5.9 as described in Selected Climbs Volume 1.
		Posted May 26, 2004 10:08 am


	rpc	Re: 5.9 finger cracks?
	Hasn't voted	Maybe it has. Hard to say if they "really" were 5.9 cracks. That's what Nelson&Potterfield claim. Maybe these are so short that real climbers just dance right over them w/o noticing.
		Posted May 26, 2004 11:21 am


	Martin Cash	Re: 5.9 finger cracks?
	Voted 10/10	No need to change the caption. "Real" climbers often tend to be notorious sandbaggers as well. The best person to judge a grade is someone climbing close to their difficulty. Dan climbs mid 11 trad I believe.
		Posted May 26, 2004 11:35 am


	rpc	Re: 5.9 finger cracks?
	Hasn't voted	I've tried to change it back to reflect the possible discrepancy in the ratings. Thanks Martin.
		Posted May 26, 2004 11:44 am