The Little Crack That Could
5.11 trad · 40 ft · ★★★☆
Route 15 of 16 from left to right on Three Peaks Gully, with Shortland Street on its left and Matlock Eats a Rabbit on its right. Three Peaks Gully has 16 routes, from 5.4 to 5.11; this is the hardest.
First ascent: Danny Rider, Apr 2008
Access
The 13-mile Scenic Drive requires a timed-entry reservation October to May and has seasonal gate hours. Calico Basin and Kraft Mountain sit outside the Scenic Drive and need no reservation.
Wet rock: Aztec sandstone loses much of its strength when wet. Do not climb for at least 24 to 48 hours after rain or snowmelt, or holds break off and routes are permanently damaged.
More routes on Three Peaks Gully
- The O.C. 5.6
- Blackstone 5.4
- The young and restless 5.7
- Alternate Lives 5.6
- Wild Thing 5.6
- Days of Our Lives 5.5
- Rock Monster 5.10 PG13
- A-1 5.4
- Edge of Night 5.6
- Tongue Mud 5.5
- The Old and Reckless 5.5
- Everyone Needs Good Neighbours 5.6
- Flying Doctors 5.7
- Matlock Eats a Rabbit 5.8
- Shortland Street 5.9