Dang that looks fun. In the 80's and early 90's gyms hadn't figured out how to build anything other that hand cracks and maybe some inch and a quarter. Looks like they put together a nice test piece to train on here.
That guy should send while PGSF is packed. Prana pants would drop faster than you could say, 'the step ladder of bolts totally downgrades this to a soft 5.13.'
Here's another clip I shot (same day) of Eliot trying the crack:
A local who did an early ascent of Cobra Crack in Squamish (5.14) said this crack actually felt harder.
If so, that would make this among the hardest cracks in the world, in the company of Meltdown (5.14c), and Magic Line (5.14b).
As it is still awaiting a second ascent almost 4 years after it was "established", it might be a while before a consensus is reached...
I got about 2/3 up the first section a few times, until the first really rattly finger stretch after the bomber fingerlocks. The price for that is tingling index fingers for the rest of the day.
Just top roping the thing would be a proud testament to solid technique and stamina let alone pain tolerance. Very few people can crack climb even 5.12 anymore, inside or out. When you're crack climbing at that level, the world of splitters will be wide open for you. Good job EC. Keep getting it.
a year ago, a kid working the counter told me, "Only one guy has done the finger crack. This old guy. He comes in and does it pretty easily." I figured that was Herson. I'd like to be that old.
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