St. Paddee's Day

St. Paddee's Day

Shirley near the top of St. Paddee's Day on Star Wall in the Lower Gorge. Nice, varied but short 10a crack. Obvious wide section topped off by an off-fingers bulge is the crux IMHO. Crack immediately on left is Turning Point (5.10a; Oct. 15, 2006).
rpc
on Oct 16, 2006 4:21 pm
Image Type(s): Rock Climbing
Image ID: 235696

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rpc

rpc - Oct 16, 2006 5:05 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Nice Crack

Thank you Chief!
Yeah, this is a relatively low quality line but you're right - most "classics" in SMith's Gorge are stem-boxes with cracks of various sizes.

rpc

rpc - Oct 16, 2006 5:07 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Nice Crack

THE classic stem box at Smith: Pure Palm 5.11a - no cracks at all (hence bolts).

tuntun

tuntun - Oct 17, 2006 8:58 am - Voted 10/10

Please

Wonderful.. Can you tell me what kind of rock?

rpc

rpc - Oct 17, 2006 3:10 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Please

It's called "basalt" - volcanic in origin but beyond that you'll need a geologist :)
Thanks for the visit.

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