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Return to Forever - 5.11a

Average Rating : 5.00 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 1
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (3)

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First Ascent:

Eric Weinstein/Bruce Morris Feb. 1977

Type of Climb:

Rock

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Protection:

Lots of hand crack size friends and hexes.

Length :

Consensus Ratings
Difficulty	(Not Rated)
Safety Rating	G
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Description:

Sphinx Crack goes all of the way through the rock. Where it come out the other side is a beautiful 100 foot long hand to fingers sized crack. Just swim right up. Fingery crack around a small roof halfway up is the crux then it widen out to a fist jam at the top.

Submitted by: polarwid on 2002-01-04
Views: 757
Route ID: 10007

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