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Description
A thin to small hands sized crack leads to a 2-bolt anchor with rappel rings. The Rock Climbing Yosemite Valley guidebook shows this as an unnamed 5.7 crack but doesn't give a name or other info. Clint Cummins says this is actually Psychadelic Zygote (which Sloan's book shows as the next crack to the right). The crack is brushy compared to more popular routes, but still quite fun and protects well. It looks like the crack continues from the anchors to the top of the mini-pinnacle, but I didn't climb this possible second pitch so can't speak to difficulty or protection. Clint says it goes at 5.6 and ends at a poor anchor, thus is rarely climbed.
Location
Just to the right of the top of the approach trail, on the left side of the mini-pinnacle whose left-facing corner is visible at the top of the approach gully. Anchor is just left of a small tree; on the other side of the tree is the anchor for P1 of Psychadelic Zygote
Protection
Nuts and cams, mainly on the smaller side (up to 2"). Anchor is 2-bolts with rappel rings. You'll need more than a 70-m rope to rappel; two 60s works with rope to spare.
Routes in Aa. Parkline Slab
- 45Psychedelic Zygote5.8Trad