Routes : North America : United States : Colorado : Boulder Area : Boulder Canyon : Castle Rock : Black Crack
Black Crack - 5.10a
Average Rating : 3.50 out of 5
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Route Summary | Ascent Notes (4)
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Description:
Climb the left curving crack to an underclung flake. Pull a really awkward move over a bulge and onto thin slab. Tiptoe up the slab and clip a ratty looking old piton in a little roof. Pull the roof to a ledge and clip the chains.Descent Options:
Rap/lower
Submitted by: rudolphluciani on 2008-06-03
Views: 1177
Route ID: 94042
4 Ascents Recorded
| Ratings | |
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| Difficulty | 5.9 |
| Safety Rating | G |
Second ascent by:
fun
For the area it felt like a 9+. Fun, pumpy moves throughout. That piton is looking rather aged.
Added: 2012-09-04
| Ratings | |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | 5.10a |
| Safety Rating | G |
Top Rope ascent by:
impressive...
The guide book said it was a 5.9, so we jumped on it... I got a bit cocky and thought I'd lead it in my current post-op condition and completely failed. My partner, however, managed to lead it through the various ackward moves. The more I think about it, the more impressed I am. Seriously, wow... not too sure I'd be able to do it even if I was in prime shape. It's a very fun route that require you to pull out all the technique stops.
There's a rare chance to jam a knee bar (under the roof corner, over the bulge) after a shoulder slot. Weird, tough, but fun.
There's a rare chance to jam a knee bar (under the roof corner, over the bulge) after a shoulder slot. Weird, tough, but fun.
Added: 2009-09-06
| Ratings | |
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| Difficulty | 5.10a |
| Safety Rating | PG13 |
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Hang Dog ascent by:
Sloppy
Thought it was a 5.8... definitely not. Though I did make it.
Added: 2009-08-16
| Ratings | |
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| Difficulty | 5.10a |
| Safety Rating | G |
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Harder than expected
The book said 5.8 but that is a damnable lie.
Added: 2008-06-03
