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Lucy in the Sky with Potash 

5.10a

   

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Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.10- [details]
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Submitted By: Wes Allen on Mar 1, 2002


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Setting pro for the crux.
Photographer: Rich Serva...



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Fun roadside route between 30 seconds over potash and nervous in suburbia. Starts off as hands, moves to fingers, with a cool couple face moves, then back to fingers. Watch out for a couple loose flakes toward the top (someone drew a big chalk "NO" on one of them). They seem pretty solid; just don't pull out on them to hard.


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Mix of stoppers, small cams, and a couple hand sized cams.



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The start to "LSP" is behind the flagpole.

The start to "LSP" is behind the flagpole.

Above the thin section.<br />Photographer: Rich Servantes

Above the thin section.
Photographer: Rich Servant...


Tony Romano protects before sending the crux where the crack thins out to small fingers.  Some climbers use the arete for help, others use small face holds on the left for help.

Tony Romano protects before sending the crux where...

Jenny Schillinger high on 'Lucy In the Sky With Potash (10a)'. Photo by Tony Bubb, 2003.

Jenny Schillinger high on 'Lucy In the Sky With Po...

Good View of the Crack

Good View of the Crack


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By Joel Hickok
Aug 16, 2002

Good route... fairly tricky crux. The crux can be done in a few different ways, but you'll find that out. Bring several TCUs, enough for the middle crux section, plus the crack stays thin after the crux. Definitely be nimble on the flake up higher.

By Charles Vernon
From: Tucson AZ
Aug 17, 2002

I thought there were two equally difficult cruxes on the upper section, both where the crack thins out. The moves are rather complex and very aesthetic. I was kinda intimidated leading this but since then I've watched people fall all over it, and they really weren't falling nearly as far as I had envisioned. Go for it!

By Tony B
From: Boulder, CO
May 5, 2003
rating: 5.10c

Fun route- different cruxes depending on body and finger size. Short people have trouble with using the arete on the right and going up left to the big sloper edge (normal crux). Big people have trouble getting fingers in down even lower. I have small fingers and long arms, but that considered, I still felt this climb was nearly a full number grade harder than some of the 5.10a's at potash.A small stopper (very small) can be placed at your waist at the crux.

Fun and cruxy. Not like the normal desert cracks.

5.10c. Harder if you are short. All 4 members of our party agreed.

By Shane Z
From: Colorado
Mar 15, 2004
rating: 5.10a

Grabbing the arete is awkward but effective. I placed something small at the crux, I believe a small alien. There is a flake near the top of the route that is hollow(Pull down, not out!). Fingers to face climbing. Check out the 5.8 dihedral to the right.

By Brejcha, Matthew
Mar 27, 2004
rating: 5.10a

Gear Alert

This is a great route with a "sporty" crux. I greased 2 or 3 times trying to pull that move. The thin section just below the crux gobbles up a purple splitter cam. After that move the route is a cruiser, but watch the flake at the top.Also,you may want to take some home depot biners or some rap rings for the anchor, the route sees a crap-ton of traffic and the current rings are getting to show it.

By Lynn S
Mar 13, 2009
rating: 5.10a/b

00 C3 will be at your waist for the bouldery crux move. Reached up left for the edge, the higher you reach the less greasy the hold. Smear with the left and step up with the right in the corner, slam a jam in the next opening. Fun climbing.

By Brian Barenberg
Mar 30, 2009

Fun route. I was there last week and a local told me they recently took the large flake at the top down with a crowbar, so don't worry about trying to be careful--it's no longer there.

By Skyler Penrod
Apr 24, 2009
rating: 5.10a

Fun route, great lead with good pro. There is only one small .10a sequence on the route. You have a good piece(#1 Camelot)underneath you so don't sweat it!

By Price
From: Sandy, UT
Nov 2, 2009
rating: 5.10-

Brian, and everyone, the death flake at the top is still there, and even if it wasn't, continue to be careful. There's a lot of loose rock near the top. Hard crux move in my opinion.