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Murray's Crack

Name: Murray's Crack
Rating: 2.9

5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British

Routes in The Citadel

L › R R › L A › Z

	Anticipation T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Arch Rival T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Best Forgotten Art T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Clem's Folly T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Finger Breakers TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Finger Zinger S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b PG13
	Glad We Came S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Hercamur Snurd T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Iron Worker T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Little Diddle T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Murray's Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Nose, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Romper Room T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Second Thoughts T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Stem Cell Research T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Styx n Stones T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	West Ridge T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Whole Banana T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Wish You Were Here T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c

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Type:	Trad, 120 ft (36 m)
FA:	Murray?
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Description

It looks like an off-width, but even if you don't like off-widths, this is a fun route. Hardly any grunting required, just clean (and amazingly not too strenuous) lay-backs all the way up. Near the top, it is common to traverse right on a small crack system over to the anchors for Finger Zinger. Probably the hardest part of the route is just getting into the off-width, because the rock is slightly loose and the crack is too wide to be comfortable. It is a great route for hot summer days as all but the very top of it stays in the shade.

Location

The big crack on the left of Finger Zinger. This climb is also easily recognizable from the approach.

Protection

Some big pieces are nice. A few #3 and maybe a couple larger ones will give you all the protection you need. If you're uncomfortable at the grade, take more big pieces, if not 2-3 should suffice. A fixed #4 Camelot dating back to 2011 is 1/2 up the route, and the small crack system which can be used to traverse over to the anchors takes finger-sized cams.