Crack Climging Practice

Post by **vic** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:41 pm

What would be super cool though...
Have a master crack sending machine (yeah, a real climber) take couple of days to show the rest of us how it's done.

Post by **J-Rock** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:31 pm

What about that "Days of Rage" route over at Fortress? That thing looks like it has some nice jams!

Post by **vic** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:43 pm

I completely suck at crack climbing... and for this reason can totally cope with the original question / comment. As for me, if you remove ALL face holds (by not having any) then I seem to do a lot better at NOT face climbing the "thing".

Tony's x-mas tree (at bob marley) should give you SOLID pros, solid tech, and no face holds to think about.

Post by **Don McGlone** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 12:31 pm

Go to the New.

Post by **J-Rock** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 12:38 pm

Or go to Indian Creek, UT.

Post by **Gaar** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:52 pm

Climb with me more offten!

Post by **absolutsugarsmurf** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:04 pm

climbing with you makes me loose my nuts

Post by **absolutsugarsmurf** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:46 pm

Thanks for the reccomendations everyone. I went to indian creek and tried my best to climb crack attack. a full day later and i still can't crack climb, but i'm getting closer, and humbler. what a line! i didn't know we had splitters like that in the gorge. if only the approach wasn't so heinous. it's worth the trip out there though.

Post by **ynot** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:53 pm

Theres a few splitters, but that one has nothing at all on the face to help you.
Splitters rock.

Post by **kneebar** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:35 am

Don had it right, go to the New. Its not anything like Utah splitter climbing but its as close as we have in the area.