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Quetico Crack - 5.8

Average Rating = 3.80/5 Average Rating : 3.80 out of 5
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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (17)
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Trad or T-R
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Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 4.00/5
  Rock Quality 4.00/5
  Scenery 5.00/5
  Fun Factor 4.50/5

Description:

(from the Falcon Guide) ** Ask Jesse for advice on the proper technique here (a sleeper hold is useful in one spot). Rassle your wayup the chimney and flake system just left of "Superior Crack".

Submitted by: duskerhu on 2005-12-13
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Route ID: 22122

17 Ascents Recorded

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: aarondh16 on 2012-07-21 (View Climbing Log)

5 out of 5 stars EPIC!

Freaken awesome climb!

Added: 2012-08-05

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: chrisbarker on 2005-06-25 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Good Duluth Crack

This is another great must do crack on the Palisade Circut. Circle this one in your guide books ladies and gentlemen.

Added: 2009-03-30

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: bnorrgar on 2007-05-12 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars Nice...

alot less tricky when your hands aren't numb

Added: 2007-05-12

Ratings
  Difficulty 5.8
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: bnorrgar on 2007-04-19 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars Lake Superior is cold

Well this is a nice little climb that has some tricky spots. Lots of crack and chimney manuvering. However in April the rock is cold!!! Numb fingers make it tough to trust hands!

Added: 2007-04-24

Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
Top Rope Top Rope ascent by: MrAnderson on 2005-06-20 (View Climbing Log)

3 out of 5 stars Quetico Crack

Different climbing style

Added: 2006-11-26

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