Beginner's Hand Jam
5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British
Avg: 3.2 from 59 votes
Type: | Trad, TR, 60 ft (18 m) |
FA: | Carl Horak & Lou Horak, 1971 |
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Shared By: | Mark Mathis on Jul 18, 2007 |
Admins: | Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown |
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Description
The best route here at this grade. Perfect hands for ~20ft to a ledge, then small hands to fingers on increasingly thinner ground to the belay ledge.
Location
Find the perfect hand crack towards the right hand side of the cliff. Belay from the top and walk off (to the right).
Protection
Standard light trad rack (set of nuts, set of cams). It's very reasonable to go left to the anchor for Cactus Climb once you get on the big ledge at the top of this route. A .4 and/or .5 camalot serves well as a directional between the two routes.
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