The upper crack of PTSY. Note the lichen on the r...
Description
Climb up easy ground to get to the wide crack. Wide crack technique isn't necessary for this section. Continue up the hand and fist crack until the crack thins down and you reach the anchor.
This is a good route to combine with the routes at Private Idaho and Them for a bunch of 5.9 climbing next to each other.
Location
Located at the left side of the cliff. Scramble up a gully to get to the base. The line is obvious.
Rap with 1 rope.
Protection
Standard rack with a couple of 3" pieces and a bigger piece for the start. A #5 C4 works at the beginning or run it out a little place a #4 higher.
Excellent route! A C4 #5 was nice to have to protect the start of the layback flake.
Some additional information to help you find it: Hike as if heading to Private Idaho, taking the first well-defined trail to the right after passing the boulder and heading uphill. Where this trail forks and heading right would take you over to the base of Private Idaho, go left and uphill following the trail into a drainage/gully. The trail then cuts back right and traverses along the base of the cliff. Coming from this direction, you will most likely notice the beautiful left leaning crack of Bobcat Cringe first. PTSY is just below and to the left. Scramble up the gully left of the base of the route and traverse right along the ledge to the start of the route.
Alternatively, you can approach from the base of Private Idaho by walking to the far right side of the crag and continuing along the trail to Hag Crag. From the left side of Hag Crag, a trail heads up to Lookout Point, leading you to the base of Steel Pulse. From Steel Pulse, follow the trail left (downhill) along the base of the cliff. Coming from this direction, the clean crack of PTSY should be obvious. All in all only a few minutes hike from the base of Senior Citizens in Space to the base of PTSY.
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