On 4/05/2009 pmonks wrote:
>On 4/05/2009 evanbb wrote:
>>I found Flake quite skiddy last time, but still grade it at or below
>17.
>
>I believe the flake was originally graded 14 - the original second pitch
>is where the grade 17 climbing is. Still, I reckon the flake has gotten
>more sustained since the "rest stump" halfway up fell out. I remember
>yarding on that thing for dear life the first time I did Flake Crack!
It was easier when it was a stump. When i did the route first it was still growing and quite bushy and a bit difficault to negotiate. The second pitch was always regarded as the crux.