The Foundation Crack

This is a single pitch, rap in and climb out affair that is conveniently located right along the descent from any of the Merriam summit routes. Reminiscent of the "Speed of Life" in quality and difficulty, it is an excellent, long pitch of thin hands and occasional ring locks in an exposed location. The only thing keeping me from calling it a classic is that it has a fair bit of typical alpine granite potato chip crunchies - this will improve with every ascent though so if you're looking for a fun way to round out your day after climbing one of the other routes on Merriam, check it out.

2x 0.3 Camalots

3x 0.4 Camalots

3-5x 0.5 Camalots

3-5x 0.75 Camalots

3-5x #1 Camalots

2x #2 Camalots

Optional Medium and Large Stoppers