The Grack, Marginal 

FA:  Ken Boche, Mary Bomba & Joe McKeown 5/70 Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.9 [details] Length:  4 pitches, 300 feet Season:  Spring/Fall Views: 367 page views Submitted By: Darko Sarenac on Sep 14, 2007 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Seasonal Raptor Closures MORE INFO >>> Portions of this area is closed to all visitor use to protect peregrine falcon aeries from March 1 until August 1 of each year or until the young falcons of the current year have fledged. East of Glacier Point Apron. Closure includes all routes above 200 feet from the base of the cliff east of Glacier Point Apron including "A Mother's Lament" to the Illilouette Gorge. For more info, go to: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/climbingclosures.htm Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

Great training for Yosemite runout friction! P1: Climb the easy terrain to the tree (.2). P2: Traverse left, turn the roof (before clipping), then pass three bolts to a horizontal crack (place oposing nuts!) and to the belay (.9). P3: Pass a pin and a bad small cam placement to the ancors. P4: Pass a couple more pins to the anchors of the grack (.9).

Location 

Start below a tree to the right of Grack. Rappel with two ropes.

Protection 

Few small pieces and mostly (sparse) fixed pro.