Gripped

The Perfect Autumn Road Trip

The featureles­s red desert

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sandstone of fers little comfort to climbers in search of cr imps and gastons. Despite a few clean cor ners with secure stems and br idg ing rests, climbers must be ready to jam their hands and feet into often unforgivin­g cracks. Splitters of al l widths line the clif fs. Sometimes the crack is so unifor mly made, that only one size of camalot is needed for 100 metres. Indian Creek, The Creek or Crack Cit y, is a crack climber’s paradise. October and November are the best months – plan a road tr ip if you haven’t a lready.

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