Top pitch of the Daddy. 4th or 5th pitch depending on how you climb the route.

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Top pitch of the Daddy. 4th or 5th pitch depending on how you climb the route.

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Unknown Asheville Climber 2nding Pitch 2 of The Daddy October 28th, 2022

Take a kid climbing. This is the first big multi pitch for my 12 year old son Ben. A strong indoor climber, he found the route a challenge.

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Andrew Cossette

Nov 29, 2011

“Top pitch of the Daddy. 4th or 5th pitch depending on how you climb the route.”

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The Daddy from the prow<br>

Start of P2 - The Daddy 5.6

View of the Prow and the gorge from base of pitch 4 of the daddy. Look carefully and you'll see two young ladies down low on this pic free soloing the Prow!

Topo of route. Stretch the rope, use long draws and find belays where appropriate.

View from on the wall

Up the final pitch

One last victory call before the top out.

Unknown Asheville Climber 2nding Pitch 2 of The Daddy October 28th, 2022

Top pitch of the Daddy. 4th or 5th pitch depending on how you climb the route.

Take a kid climbing. This is the first big multi pitch for my 12 year old son Ben. A strong indoor climber, he found the route a challenge.

P1 belay and beginning of P2.

This is the start of The Daddy. My first time in the Amphitheater I climbed Good Heavens thinking it was The Daddy. Have not seen a pic looking right up the start, so here it is.

Following the last pitch of The Daddy

Pitch 1 with obvious belay ledge + alternative belay

Pitch 2 traversing ledges routefinding.

about to start p5

Looking down the top pitch of the Daddy.

View from the top of the Daddy October 28th, 2022

Mariann having fun in NC

The Daddy. 5.6

Paul making his way up to the belay on pitch 4 of The Daddy

me and my dad enjoying the spacious belay ledges

May 3rd 2024, watched someone solo the daddy, white shirt near the top, view from zen canyon

Looking South down the gorge from the top of The Daddy.

Me following on the last pitch of The Daddy

Just sended The Daddy on follow on my first trip to the Amphitheatre in my Merrell trail hikers. Forgot my shoes at the rack rock.

When you go off route....and end up at a hanging belay on a classic 5.6. Ahahaha!

Free Solo: 23 minutes! Looking down the Route after the corner on the last Pitch!

Start of The Daddy

Climbers on P2(?) of The Daddy

Alcove belay station suggestion. Use the rock behind you as back rest and pinned "microwave rock" straddle for one of the most comfortable belay from the top positions on the route. edge pro (out of picture) on other side of this rock.

Glorious view down from the top of P5 dihedral

enjoying the exposure on p4

Best seat in the house. Photo: Tyler Warwick

Sam following up the final, dihedral pitch that is the jewel of the route

Looking up at the start of 2nd pitch, if you belay from the large ledge at the end of P1.

This crack eats .3 cams for breakfast lunch and dinner, higher is better and climbing is easier to the left and out of crack, you can rap off the block just below the flake and not leave gear, pulling rope is difficult tho, recomend pulling from p1 ledge

Matthew on pitch 2 of The Daddy

View from the top of the Daddy, looking at the Gold Coast

Looking at the last pitch

Me seconding P4 of the Daddy with my partner belaying right below the P5 corner.

Looking down from the third pitch of The Daddy

After taking the dog for a walk on the ledge we are ready for the upper pitches

Beginning of pitch 2 on lead. Excellent pro behind the flake.

Matthew on pitch 4 of The Daddy

racked up for the glorious p5 crack

Climbing under the stone below the last pitch of the daddy. Good place to relax and take shelter from the wind.

Climber approaching belay station 2 on The Daddy.

Pitch 2 of The Daddy (if you end p1 @ ledge)

Eric leading high up on the daddy

racking up for the final pitch in the alcove.

I take a little breather midway through leading the 5.8 variation on P3 of the Daddy. This is much nicer climbing than the easier zig-zag traverse alternative.

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