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Curt's Crack

5.7, Trad, TR, 30 ft (9 m),  Avg: 2.6 from 15 votes
FA: Curt Haler
Pennsylvania > S Central PA > Boxcar Rocks (C… > Main Wall

Description

Classic (for the area) splitter that goes from fingers, to thin hands, to hands then is fist and/or offwidth(y) above the horizontal.

You can climb the fingers to hands crack to the horizontal then instead of continuing onto the fist/offwidth above, crawl (an average size human can fit) through the passage/tunnel and build an anchor. Just an option.

Location

Second full length splitter on the main wall.

Protection

standard rack + optional #4 cam for above the horizontal

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Simple: .5, .75, 1, 2 and #3 sized cams to sew it up to the horizontal.
[Hide Photo] Simple: .5, .75, 1, 2 and #3 sized cams to sew it up to the horizontal.
Belaying Kristen up Curt's Crack.
[Hide Photo] Belaying Kristen up Curt's Crack.
Good view of the belay spot
[Hide Photo] Good view of the belay spot
Quad hung on 2 vertical bolts.  Blue circle is a 3rd bolt if you want to be horizontal instead of vertical.
[Hide Photo] Quad hung on 2 vertical bolts. Blue circle is a 3rd bolt if you want to be horizontal instead of vertical.
Rope hanging on route and note the top of the climb where you'll find the bolts.  3 bolt top.
[Hide Photo] Rope hanging on route and note the top of the climb where you'll find the bolts. 3 bolt top.
Pebbles.
[Hide Photo] Pebbles.
Curt's Crack
[Hide Photo] Curt's Crack

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[Hide Comment] maybe some contributors to MountainProject call this crack "Pebbles"?
But others reserve that word for the route on the face to its left. Jun 7, 2015
Gordon88
Pennsylvania
 
[Hide Comment] A bit hard if you are an east coast climber without much crack experience. Good climb! Oct 23, 2016