Crap Crags route

[rl23455]

Does anyone have more information on Crap Crags 5.7 route on the Chief, Dihedrals? Does anyone climb it? how brushy is it? Is it sustained or more like an alpine route where there are a few 5.7 moves then down to 5.3 type climbing?

Thanks,
Tom

[paulc]

I call troll.

P

[sherri]

Here's a trip report I posted about it last year on cascadeclimbers.com. It might answer some of your questions.
http://cascadeclimbers.com/trip-reports ... 2009-4309/

[rl23455]

Oh, I had seen the article about Europa in some climbing magazine, but didn't realize it was near Crap Crags. Are there a lot of people climbing it? The VOC mentions loose rock.
thanks,
Tom

[effie]

I climbed it 2 weeks ago or so. fun day out in it's own way.... i don't think it gets climbed much. its not super dirty, but a bit gritty here and there. definitely some loose rock, but if you just move and place pro with care it's nothing major to worry about.

It definitely has sections of easier (like, 5.3) climbing but most of it probably feels more like 5.6 - 5.8 or so. I'd say there's some 5.9 moves on the thing, i think if you go expecting a cruisy 5.7 route you'll be surprised.

The way I understand it, crap crags was the original route, (1960's?) and when they went through and recleaned it and all that they took a new line which parrallels and partly overlaps the old line, which is now called europa.