Type: Trad, 140 ft (42 m)
FA: Jeff Sewell, Larry Stone & Dave Bruckman, January 1979
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Shared By: AJ on Dec 31, 2001
Admins: Greg Opland, Mike Morley, C Miller, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes, Gunkswest

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This is the obvious left-arching crack splitting Rattlesnake Buttress. Start with a 5.8 boulder problem under a small roof. Climb a wide slot with a finger crack on the right for 30' to the top of a large block. From here, stay left in the beautiful hand/finger crack.

If you haven't been here before, expect the approach to take roughly an hour. Go up Rattlesnake Wash further than you might initially think you need to. There are some cairns on the approach, but they are easy to miss and may only be found as you descend from the cliff!

Depending how good you are at snooping around, there are a few descent options. You can do a two-rope rap from ratty slings, a 60m+ rap from a boulder on the back of the cliff or easy 5th class descent down gully behind the face.

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thin to 2.5"

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