Spike

Spike has good climbing on solid rock, using big holds and a steep crack, directly up to the start of Jug Handle’s second pitch. I led Carol Smith up this pitch, May 29, 1988, when we were attending Mountainfilm in Telluride. The route name comes from later guidebooks, in which the FA was stated to be in 1995 or 1992.

Since 10/79, I’ve been climbing on the Ophir Wall and in Cracked Canyon, sometimes on undocumented routes.

A few feet right of the start of Jug Handle, this route climbs up to reach the start of Jug Handle’s second pitch.

A standard rack and hand sizes for the crack. Rappel, or continue up Jug Handle.