Type: | Sport, TR, 40 ft (12 m) |
FA: | Rich Bechler - Summer 1989 |
Page Views: | 5,053 total · 24/month |
Shared By: | James Schroeder on Sep 22, 2006 · Updates |
Admins: | Doug Hemken, James Schroeder, chris tregge, Ben Strobel |
Description
Pagan lies immediately to the right of the classic Zig-zag crack. The route is difficult and sustained, with varying climbing. It starts by using medium edges to balance onto the initial bulge and attain the horizontal flake a the lip of the giant roof. From there hard pulls on small edges take the climber over the roof and into the hanging dihedral above. Here, some tenuous counter-pressure moves leading to another hard pull on a small side-pull pocket and undercling deposit the climber at a decent hold and a chance to grab a dab of chalk. After this brief "rest" the climber heads out of the dihedral to the right and follows a few more difficult crimps eventually ending in the upper crack of Zig-zag crack.
There is an alternate finish. Instead of going left and ending on the 5.6/scramble terrain at the top of Zig Zag, get 30 more feet of 5.9 - 5.11 moves by continuing to the right up the bolts to the anchors.
All-told it is fun route with interesting movement.
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