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Peak Mountain 3

Rexburg Rock Climbers Memorial Crack

FA Russell Gordon
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Description

The climbing on this route is fun, and it ranges from good hands to baggy fingers. That being said, basically everything else about this route sucks. The approach is a total bush wack, the route is still a bit dirty, the sandstone on this cliff is so soft despite my best efforts I was not able to place reasonable bolts (when I brushed the whole, the brush would wear away the rock, aka not ideal). There is a nice tree directly above and behind the route which is great for top roping, but between the tree and the route is a large boulder with a very sharp edge which gave my rope a core shot while I TR soloed the route. this was just something that I tried to do after work one day, and if you want a funky/bush wacky/logistical/60ft/out of the way crack, this might be the one for you. Otherwise I would recommend just doing the headache across the valley.

Location

This is on the cliff band between the cliff right by the road on the north side of pine creek, and the East Temple. It can be see very well from the first pull off on the second switch back as you go up the road.

Protection

doubles from BD .5 - 2, a single BD 3 can be used. There are no bolts, the sandstone is so soft, if you fell on a cam, I feel there is a good chance it would blow.... Good Luck.