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Stress Fracture 

5.10b

   

FA: Bob Scarpelli & Richard Pampe, 1985
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.10- [details]
Length: 25 feet
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Submitted By: poundit14 on Jun 21, 2009


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Description 

Climb up a large flake into a right facing, rattly, finger crack. Pull the lip and the climb is done. There are bolts on top for an anchor with rap rings. Due to the crystalline nature of the crack, the gear is a little hard to fish in. The gear is good, but you will have to fiddle with it to get it in nicely.


Location 

Thus climb is on the northern side of a little wall referred to as Goldirocks, in Heel&Toe, use the same trail to get to the southeast side of Blair 0, and continue east to Goldirocks. The short wall should be visible, it is just on the other side of the little valley.

Also, if you are up on Medium Cool or that area, walk east around the end, by Crack Named Sue, and you'll be looking at Stress Fracture down in the valley. It is a very obvious climb.


Protection 

.5-#2 Camalots with maybe doubles on .5 and .75 sizes



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By Elijah Flenner
Jul 4, 2009
rating: 5.9+

I found the gear easy to place and bomber. It is a short route, but it is nice to be able to climb a vertical finger crack at Vedauwoo. Since the route is so short, thus the ground is close, I would bring at least two or three finger sized pieces and two hand sized pieces (one for the bottom and one for the top).