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Fern Crack
5.7,
Trad, 40 ft (12 m),
Avg: 1.9 from 18
votes
FA: unknown
Virginia
> Shenandoah & NW…
> Shenandoah NP
> Old Rag
> Skyline Wall (PATC Wall)
Description
Jam the fist sized crack to a stance, then jam/layback the corner/crack above to a bulge, pull the bulge and squeeze through a small chimney.
Protection
Cams to #4 Black Diamond
Philadelphia, PA
Silver Spring, Maryland
I think it's a bad idea to place pro on either side of the flake in the center of the wide crack of the bulge. When I pulled on it- like a pinch- small chockstones rattled out as I flexed the flake.
There is good gear just below the bulge, and perhaps a #5 or #6 BD cam could be place in the bulge crack (ignoring the floating flake).
The chimney at the top is actually stable, it is the stacked blocks and blocks in the back of the chimney that are a bit concerning, but not a death trap. Jun 26, 2016
Manassas, VA
Thurmont, MD