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By Ian G.
From PDX, OR
Jul 2, 2009
Mens Crisis Center .12a

So, I have to be in Seattle for a wedding next week. Was thinking about hittin up Index, never been. Here's the question, any suggestions for good crack lines that can be easily TR solo'd? By easy I mean easily set up. Cool thanks.


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By Eric8
From boston
Jul 3, 2009

Here is what i would do, get myself to the top of the great northern slab. Its 5.6 either rope or free solo whatever your comfortable with. Then head to the right you can top rope marginal karma and breakfast of champions from the same anchor. When you done with that you can head further right to dr sniff and the tuna boaters. Just to the right of that is tad pole. If you still have more in the tank you could make a diagonal rappel to the top of full iron horse.

My second choice would be to hike the upper wall and top rope clay and some other routes on the beach. pressure drop is also near there and worth while and super easy to top rope.

Otherwise you can hike to the top of the lower wall look for the old cummins guides to figure it out and you could top rope full japanese gardesn.


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By Sherri Lewis
From Sequim, WA
Jul 4, 2009
Calico Basin

While you're on the GNS, Libra is a sweet .10a crack that can be TR'd from the main belay station at the top of the 2nd pitch.

Here's a link to a GNS topo(Libra is #88):

http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/index/gnslab.gif


Have fun! Index is da bomb.


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By sqwirll
From Seattle, WA
Jul 7, 2009
Cool snow formation at the base.

SketchE wrote:
Here is what i would do, get myself to the top of the great northern slab. Its 5.6 either rope or free solo whatever your comfortable with. Then head to the right you can top rope marginal karma and breakfast of champions from the same anchor. When you done with that you can head further right to dr sniff and the tuna boaters. Just to the right of that is tad pole. If you still have more in the tank you could make a diagonal rappel to the top of full iron horse. My second choice would be to hike the upper wall and top rope clay and some other routes on the beach. pressure drop is also near there and worth while and super easy to top rope. Otherwise you can hike to the top of the lower wall look for the old cummins guides to figure it out and you could top rope full japanese gardesn.


These are good suggestions. It may be difficult to locate anything from the top of the lower wall if you've never been there. If you're hiking up to the upper wall area, shady lane has a few good routes that are easy to tr from trees.

Private Idaho and wall of 10,000 insects have some 5.9-5.10 stuff that is easy to tr as well.


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