Type: Sport, TR, 40 ft (12 m)
FA: Rich Bechler - Summer 1989
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Shared By: James Schroeder on Sep 22, 2006 · Updates
Admins: Doug Hemken, James Schroeder, chris tregge, Ben Strobel

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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.

Protection Suggest change

Quickdraws and gear if you end on Zigzag crack (the original ending)

Quickdraws if you take the variation ending which is more directly up

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