East by Northwest - The Village | The Game Bakers | Page 1

sonic wyvern Feb 10, 2026, 9:22 AM

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Name: East by Northwest
Ascent: FA Free Solo. No buffs / chalk
Grade: 4c
Nearest save: The Village
Info: This route begins in the Northwest Dihedral and heads out right. Possibly the most difficult line in the Crystal Cave.

inland linden Feb 10, 2026, 12:32 PM

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You can't use pitons on this on this in alpinist btw

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@sonic wyvern Good job in doing this with out chal it took me 3 tries all with chalk

sonic wyvern Feb 10, 2026, 2:09 PM

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inland linden <@180000940064112640> Good job in doing this with out chal it took me 3 tries al...

I’m on my fourth playthrough. I needed chalk first 20 attempts lol

inland linden Feb 10, 2026, 2:43 PM

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Damn

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Honestly if you go and get the blue pitton and the do this it will be much easier

sonic wyvern Feb 10, 2026, 2:50 PM

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Well yeah but that wasn’t the point for this send haha

inland linden Feb 10, 2026, 4:10 PM

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true

tropic remnant Feb 13, 2026, 1:41 PM

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nice! I like to chimney where the first yellow is and pushing onto the horizontal hold, then swing right.

old leaf Mar 3, 2026, 1:22 AM

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Nice one

old leaf Mar 4, 2026, 3:46 PM

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@sonic wyvern How would you grade this route? I'm trying to calibrate my scale

sonic wyvern Mar 4, 2026, 3:57 PM

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5+

verbal owl Mar 6, 2026, 5:02 AM

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#East by Northwest - The Village