SUMMARY HAIKU:

​One-off* climb today
​With new vocabulary**
Second pair of undies***
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*One-off refers to the only 5.7 at the crag with a longer approach and/or walk-off. Aka: time sucker. At least the climb was fun! (More about the climb below)
** Grundle (see video for definition - hey, we didn't name the climb...we really had no idea what this word meant...don't say we didn't warn you...)
​*** This is the second pair of partially buried dirty underwear we have encountered on this WTF 5.7 Tour. No, they aren't ours. I am now going to add "Dirty Underwear Encounters" as another tracking category (there... went back and added the category - but this was the day that spurred this entertaining addition.)

START & END TIMES:

• Arrived Parking Lot - 5:30 p.m. - approximately 98 degrees F.
• Start - 6:30 p.m. - At the Crumble My Grundle climb, which is located above the Conundrum Crag formations.
• Back at car - 9:00 p.m.

DATE: July 21, 2019
​WALLS HIT: 1 (Conundrum Crag)
NUMBER OF CLIMBS: 1
NUMBER OF PITCHES: 1
​NUMBER OF FALLS: 0
NUMBER OF TAKES: 0
VERTICAL FEET CLIMBED TODAY: 70 
TOTAL VERTICAL FEET ON THE TOUR SO FAR: 1,250
NUMBER OF CLIMBS REMAINING: 217
VERTICAL FEET REMAINING: ~ 48,835
DIRTY UNDERWEAR ENCOUNTERED: 1 
​DIRTY UNDERWEAR ENCOUNTERED TO DATE: 2

The Route
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CLIMB: Crumble My Grundle (Trad) (5.7+)

• WTF? What the FUN!
  • This climb is located above the Conundrum Crag. The approach took about an hour, but we had to find a path up that worked for the dog (so that took us a bit longer). I think I inhaled half-a-bush-full of fluffy plant matter helping Althea up some rocks. Cough sneeze sneeze sneeze cough. 
  • This climb is rated a 5.7+ but we didn't really think there was any "plus" about it. It was fun and easy with only pleasant surprises. 
  • There were definitely fragile holds, but plenty of other solid options. 
  • Walk-off was to the climber's right. It was pretty straight forward with a 10-15 foot butt-slide-down-climb with a handy corner you can wedge into and plenty of holds to keep you steady (photo to the right).

Rick Momsen leading Crumble My Grumble (5.7+) at Conundrum Crag. We felt this was a pretty easy 5.7 and doesn't need the + rating. It was a fun climb!

WTF Tour Homepage
General
The Plan
Managing the Desert Heat
Red Springs
Day 1: Red Springs (Cut Your Teeth; Hide and Seek; Happy Acres)
Day 2: Red Springs (Cowlick, Cannibal)
Day 3: Red Springs (Dickies) 
Day 5: Moderate Mecca
​Day 8: The Fringe
​​Day 9: Reptile Rock & near The Fox
Kraft Area
Day 6: Conundrum Crag
Day 7: Caligula Crag
​​Day 10: Winter Heat Wall - Finally!