Whiskey Crack is an absolute classic and one of the original Taylor Canyon test pieces. In my day, if you could lead Whiskey Crack you had arrived. The climbing of crux pitch involves steep technical face climbing and thin crack work over small wired pro. The tendency is to try to snug into the v grove for security. But the key is to stay on the outside. This is a stellar route.
Location
First Buttress Main Wall (Parking lot wall). Between the Sun Deck and The Big Roof lies a Straight as an arrow thin crack in a shallow grove. This is the crux pitch of Whiskey Crack.
Protection
Wired nuts provide good but sometimes difficult to get protection.
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