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Annunaki

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description Annunaki Overview

Annunaki is a traditional climbing route in Indian Creek, Utah, an area known for sandstone cracks with parallel sides. The route is distinguished by crack climbing that can require precise finger techniques and protection placement within the sandstone feature. It is intended for trad climbers with experience in Indian Creek's sustained crack systems and in managing their own protection on desert rock.

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Where is the Separate Ways climbing route?

Separate Ways is a difficult traditional crack climb at Cookie Cliff in Yosemite National Park, California. The cliff is known for smooth granite cracks that demand precise footwork and efficient hand placements.

What technique does Separate Ways require?

The route is notable for sustained finger locking, so climbers need accurate finger placement and the ability to keep moving through thin crack sections. Smooth Yosemite granite makes foot positioning especially important when the crack is too narrow for larger jams.

Is Separate Ways protected with bolts?

Separate Ways is described as a traditional crack climb, meaning protection is placed in the crack rather than relying on a line of sport bolts. That adds gear selection and placement decisions to the physical difficulty of the climbing.

How is Separate Ways different from Outer Limits at Cookie Cliff?

Both routes are associated with Cookie Cliff's Yosemite granite cracks, but Separate Ways is known for difficult sustained finger locking while Outer Limits is commonly graded 5.10c. The comparison is useful because the routes emphasize related crack skills at different levels of difficulty.

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