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Route |
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Lat/Lon:
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35.81602°N / 118.45508°W |
Route Type:
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Toprope, Aid Climbing |
Season:
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter |
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Time Required:
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Less than two hours |
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Rock Difficulty:
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5.10d (YDS) |
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Difficulty:
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C2 |
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Number of Pitches:
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1 |
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Route Description
"Thin Cracks" follows the two parallel cracks on the face between "Chouinard Special" and "The Lieback." The third of the "Thin Cracks" lies a few feet left of "Initiation Crack."Top-rope free
Left 2 cracks: Set up top-rope by climbing the first crack pitch of "Chouinard" to chains above the cracks.
Third Crack: Climb up beginning of "Claustrophobia Crack." Traverse right at ledge to "Initiation Crack" ringed anchors.
Aid C2
Left 2 cracks: Lead up right crack with hooks and micro-.75" nuts/cams.
"Thin Cracks" was first climbed by Joh Allen in 1981.
Gear
50m rope10 draws
micro-.75 nuts/cams
talon hook, cliffhanger hook