Caterpillar Crack  5.6

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Type:  Trad, 2 pitches, 150 feet Consensus:  5.6 [details] FA:  Ron Heinsman, Julie Heinsman Season:  Any Submitted By:  rock_fencer on Apr 23, 2012 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

Climb the obvious crack in the right facing dihedral at the bottom of the hill to climbers left from the approach trail. Ascend a crack with pods in it getting medium sized gear to a sandy, loose, and sketchy ledge. Build an anchor in the small roof and bring the second up. Traverse ledge to climbers right and continue up on Double Caves Crack through a chimney to the top.

Location 

At the top walk to the point with the large pine tree and blueberry bushes to access the free hanging rappel.

Protection 

Gear up to #4/5 for upper pitch, otherwise standard rack