The Big Hairy Crack | Hike 10

The Big Hairy Crack

Hike 10 | 02-18-2018

The Big Hairy Crack. I won't tell you where it is in the Wichita Mountains, but maybe I'll take you there someday. Maybe not. Before you even get to the Crack you can crawl through a number of other small spaces. Many on your belly. If you are small enough to fit. I'm not. The last time I did it, there were multiple folks in tears and the fetal position. It's not as hard as it is intimidating. You crawl down and walk through this archway that leads you to the crack. After a short break, you Spiderman diagonally down a 50 foot crack (maybe less, maybe more) that narrows below you. You can easily imagine losing your grip and getting wedged in the rocks. We're not a bunch rock climbers here. Some of us have climbing experience, but we're really just of bunch of people who find solace and fellowship hiking together. We laugh. We get beat up. We challenge ourselves. We encourage each other. We inspire. We literally lend a knee and a shoulder. 

photo by Shawn Bethel