Ascent Notes for: Liberty Crack (IV 5.11c) - 5.11c popular Average Rating : 4.67/5

Pre fixed the first two pitches on Saturday evening, then sent the route in 10.5 hours car to car the next day. Should have skipped the pre fixing! The early start meant we were in the sun and 90 degree heat all day. Aided pitches 1-3 and the rotten block section. Everything else went free at around .10b max. The upper 5.9 crack was burly yet awesome, one of my more memorable leads in a good while!! Got totally fried, but it was totally worth it!

Aided the aid pitches (except for the first hard pitch). Loved the last two pitches the best. Very good route - just a shame about the ending; it kind of peters out.

absolutely classic. We french freed the first pitch, aided pitched 2 and 3 and sat back a couple times later on. The moves onto and off the rotten block are kinda trickey.

If I make it back I plan on swinging leads. Leading everything is murder for us wimpy girlie men! Stellar!

It's not 11c.

The grade should be IV, 5.10-/C2. The more free climbing you can do, the faster the route will go, but if you can only free climb 10-, you will be able to do the route.

in a day, no fixing. aided the lithuanian lip and the fixed heads

Had a beautiful day. The Lithuanian Lip was all fixed, and well protected. Most of the route is pretty easy free-climbing, although we pulled on a piece here and there to save time, as we were racing our friends on another route across the way :)

Historic,awesome route...hard to believe this classic alpine rock spire has such a casual approach.We freed it all but the lip and the 5.13 fixed bashie pitch...the 2nd pitch is a great 5.11 fingercrack....like something out of yosemite!

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