Planetary Pull 5.7
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| Type: | Trad, 1 pitch, 170 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.7 [details] |
| FA: | Bob Jasperson, 2002 |
| Submitted By: | Ivan Rezucha on Aug 20, 2009 |
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BETA PHOTO: Planetary Pull. Rap completed.
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Description This is a second pitch variation to Hollow Man that climbs a crack on the right side of the corner that starts half way up at the lower of two half-way bolted anchors. You can climb this in one long pitch, reaching the crack via the first half of Hollow Man, or you can climb Hollow Man, rap down to the anchors, and then do the Planetary Pull crack. In any case, stem the corner above the anchors until you can pull into the crack. Splitter hand jams lead to the shared anchors of Handcrack-a-rete and Lost in Time. The Gillett guide calls this 5.8, but it felt pretty easy, perhaps even easier than the hand crack crux of Handcrack-a-rete.
Location On the right side of The Coliseum is a mossy obvious corner that is visible from the road. Four climbs start from here: Hollow Man is the crack on the left; Planetary Pull is the first crack on the right starting half way up; Vrainavore 10a is the main crack system on the right. Handcrack-a-rete is the crack system just right of the arete.
To descend, you can rap either the left or right side of the arete in two single-rope rappels. The right side has some rope hazards. The knots on both ends of our rope got stuck in the block at the tree at the base of P2 of Lost in Time.
Protection Mostly hand-size cams. This is pretty easy and straight forward, but doubles could be useful. Two bolt anchor at the top with rings.
BETA PHOTO: On Planetary Pull, fun crack!
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| Comments on Planetary Pull |
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By rob bauer
From: Golden, CO
Aug 10, 2010
| Kudos for the Hollow Man variation onto Planetary Pull, but I passed those anchors too and went all the way up the arete to the summit with a 70m rope. Fun moderate climbing, 5.7 or so. Careful with some minor loose rock up near the top. (Skipped all the anchors; no rope drag, but could have easily clipped them also.) I slinged the pinches at the summit. Traverse left to anchors to rap. (I was looking for Vrainavore; maybe I should've looked at the topo.) Nothing bigger than a #3 Camalot for me. Nice long pitch. |
By Tony B
From: Around Boulder, CO
Aug 13, 2010
rating: 5.7
| A very good pitch if done as a single 60m run from the ground, up Hollow Man, and into Planetary Pull. |
By Kevin Wieczorek
Jun 23, 2012
| Did this as a single pitch to the second anchor on Handcrack Arête. I thought it was a very good route with continuiously enjoyable climbing. I think this is the better way to climb it. Doubles from fingers to hands is probably enough. Use your best judgment. |
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