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Slideshow (14 photos)

Indian Creek, Supercrack Buttress (map)
 

Keyhole Flakes: Brian reaches left at the crux, belayed by Mioara

 

Keyhole Flakes: Brian high on the route just below the anchors

 

Bad Rad Duality Crack: Moving through the bottom finger-sized section of the route

 

Bad Rad Duality Crack: Moving through the bottom finger-sized section of the route; the crack widens to tight hands, then offwidth, then back to tight hands through the double-tiered roofs above

 

The Incredible Hand Crack: Jim climbs The Incredible Hand Crack, belayed by Brian; most people find this climb a pleasure, but my large large hands didn't fit the crack and made the crux overhanging section very strenuous

 

Unnamed #18: What a beast this was -- a 7" off-width section, then a blind reach rightwards into a good finger crack

 

Unnamed #18: After placing a nut (the only nut I placed that trip), I finally got established in the finger crack

 

Unnamed #18: Closeup of Jim after placing the nut

 

Unnamed #18: Higher in the finger crack

 

Supercrack: Mioara follows Supercrack, one of the more well-known climbs at Indian Creek

 

Supercrack: Closeup of Mioara following Supercrack

 

Coyne Crack: Laybacking the rattly finger start of Coyne Crack

 

Coyne Crack: Higher up, the crack turns to tight hands

 

Posing in front of the "Brick" at the Supercrack Buttress parking lot