Day 6: Conundrum Crag

SUMMARY HAIKU:

One-off* climb today
With new vocabulary**
Second pair of undies***

*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

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 5.7 Tour: Red Rock Canyon- Climbs By Area

Jackrabbit Buttress
Day 16: Myster Z
Day 35: Mz. Why
Kraft Area
Day 6: Conundrum Crag
Day 7: Caligula Crag
Day 4: Three Peaks and Yin & Yang
Day 10: Winter Heat Wall
Mt. Wilson
Day 41: Limon
Oak Creek
Day 37: Johnny Vegas
Pine Creek
Day 22: Mescalito E - Too Many Tantrums
Day 23: Mescalito E - Pauligk Pillar
Day 27: Straight Shooter
Day 31: The Abutment (Robin Trowel) & Stick Gully 1 (Unknown L Start)
Day 32-34: Flight Path
Day 34: Stick Gully 2 - Prelude
Day 36: Birdland
Day 38: Diarrhea Dialect (Bullnose Wall)
Day 48: Cat in the Hat

Day 6: Kraft Mountain

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