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La Llarona

5.7, Trad, 50 ft (15 m),  Avg: 1.4 from 5 votes
FA: Bill Robins & Jim Yoder (1998)
Washington > Central Region > Frenchman Coule… > Frenchman Coulee > Zig Zag Wall

Description

If you don't like ripping out pro, consider top-roping this crack from Scissor Man (5.9s).

Location

Right of Scissor Man

Protection

Gear to 4"

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La Llarona
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Chains on Scissor Man
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The crack gets a little roomy in places
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La Llarona Topo
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Nick Sweeney
Spokane, WA
 
[Hide Comment] I don't understand the "ripping out pro" comment. There is good gear available on this route. Oct 9, 2019
Gosh Glance
Seattle, WA
  5.7
[Hide Comment] Decent fingers/hands and some OW, but painful (sharp). Good pro though the middle but it gets marginal before the solid 6' finger crack before the traverse left to the Scissor Man chains.

Most notably, that traverse is pretty sketchy. The flakey rail is solid (for now), but if you fell/it broke, you'd be looking at a painful pendulum fall into the face right of the La Llarona crack. Independent chains are badly needed, though the route is so mediocre that it's no surprise no one has installed them yet... Apr 28, 2020
Ben Witten
Olympia, WA
[Hide Comment] Zero stars because of the chain traverse. I'd give it one star if it had its own chains - which it desperately needs. Also, I ran out of gear because the crack is too wide for nuts and had to walk off the top. Sep 25, 2021
Fletch PDX
Portland, OR
[Hide Comment] Appears to have its own chains now! Sep 11, 2023
Oliver Hanley
Moses Lake, WA
[Hide Comment] Looks like one of the bolts at the anchor is missing Aug 22, 2024
Zihao Deng
Seattle, WA
 
[Hide Comment] New anchor on top, so no sketchy traverse anymore. Decent route imo, abundant pro you can hang almost wherever you want if you have enough cams. My friend Joe flashed it for his 2nd trad lead. Aug 25, 2024