MCash Posted May 17, 2004 Posted May 17, 2004 Visited Peshastin for the first time on Saturday. Our last climb of the day was Lightning Crack on Grand Central Tower. Man, that second pitch is a nice lead. Anyways, the second pitch is supposed to be 5.8. The crack section seemed to be in that range, but the topout had me puzzled. Are you supposed to go directly up the slab where that piton is, or go up the flared crack on the right, or around to the left. Directly up the slab seemed to be 5.10, unless you pulled on that piton. I figured it out, but was wondering what the correct way of doing it is. The rock is horrible up near the rappel anchor. Fortunately the rest of the climb was great. Any ideas? Quote
sobo Posted May 17, 2004 Posted May 17, 2004 Martin, IIRC, you stay with the right-trending (flared) crack; i.e., up and right after the last "zig". Rap off the backside, but you musta figgerd that out, cuz yer here. Quote
sobo Posted May 17, 2004 Posted May 17, 2004 Aw right, mebbe I'm getting too old for remembering things quite right. I still seem to remember going up and right, but iceguy's topo would seem to indicate that my brain has gone to shit. Quote
MCash Posted May 17, 2004 Author Posted May 17, 2004 Great topo! Thanks. I didn't even see the bolts for belay #2. Must be getting blind. That explains how it is rated 5.8. My reaction when our 50 meter rope reached the ground on the back side with 1 foot to spare was quite enthusiastic. Quote
Alpinfox Posted May 18, 2004 Posted May 18, 2004 Aw right, mebbe I'm getting too old for remembering things quite right. I still seem to remember going up and right, but iceguy's topo would seem to indicate that my brain has gone to shit. Weird. I remember going right up a sandy slab (a bit scary) to the top as well. Definitely not 5.10 though; more like 5.8. Guess I'm nutzy too. Quote
catbirdseat Posted May 19, 2004 Posted May 19, 2004 The belay bolts for the first pitch are sort of around the corner to the left. They are not needed as there is a horizontal set of pockets that will take Aliens and Tricams. The crack on the second pitch is the one that gives the route it's name. I remember the only hard move of the second pitch was right off the belay. After that it is easier than 5.8. The crack curves to the right near the top, if I remember correctly. Quote
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