All Locations > Alabama > Palisades Park

Elephant Crack

Name: Elephant Crack
Rating: 3.0

5.7+ YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British

Routes in Palisades Park

L › R R › L A › Z

	A Little Help From My Friends T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	April Fools TR 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Boobs T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Box Lunch T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Bubba T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Buckets T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Burly Girls TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Captain Crunch T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Captain Hook TR 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Cashmere T,TR 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Chimney T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Christmas Crack T,TR 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Corner Arete, The T,TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Dirty Dancing TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Elephant Crack T,TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Etheral Cathedral T,TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Exit Stage Left T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Face Of A Phantom TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Fire Tower T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Five Nine Arete T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Flake Face, The TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Flake, The T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Foton's Finish T,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Hard Days Night TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Jumpin' Jeff Flash T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Kiddie Crack T,TR V0+ 4+
	Kodiak Arrest TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Lady Fingers T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Lead This? TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Loose Stitches T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Marginal Monster (M&M) T,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Mickey's Mantle T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Micro Gulley TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Mister Green Jeans T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	My Little Pocket Frog T,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Nameless Arete TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Night of the climbing dead TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Nine to Five T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Nose, The T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Oh My Achin' Head T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Pharaoh's Revenge T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Pickin Pockets T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Pillar T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Posey's Pass T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Post Nasal Drip T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	R&D T,TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Snake Bit T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Spinnin' Wheels T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Squat T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Stage Left Direct T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Steeples T,TR 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Street Fighting Man T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Stumbling Block T,TR 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Three's A Charm T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Tim's Route T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Tinkerbell TR 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Trivial Pursuit T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Unnamed 7 T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	USS Comfort Arete T,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Warp Factor T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Whip Me, Beat Me T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

Order Wrong? Sort Routes

Type:	Trad, TR, 70 ft (21 m)
FA:	unknown
Page Views:	8,810 total · 42/month
Shared By:	saxfiend on Jan 31, 2007
Admins:	Stonyman Killough, Luke Cornejo, saxfiend Page Updates (admin only)

You & This Route

53 Opinions

Your To-Do List: ·

Your Star Rating:
Rating

Your Difficulty Rating:
-none- Change

Your Ticks:Add New Tick

-none-

Explore this route in 3D

Use onX Backcountry to explore the terrain in 3D, view recent satellite imagery, and more. Now available in onX Backcountry Mobile apps! For more information see this post.

Description

At 5.6 in the guide, Elephant Crack is probably the most sandbagged route at Palisades. The gear placements on the face are small and not easy to find, and the roof traverse is strenuous with good potential for an unpleasant pendulum fall. This is an excellent route, but not a good choice for novice leaders.

Starting on a slightly slabby face, climb to a corner under the roof. Underclinging the roof, traverse right about 25' to an outside corner and escape up the rain gully to the top.