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Fingertrip 

5.7

   

FA: Chuck Wilts, Don Gillespie & Jerry Rosenblatt, September 1946
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.7 [details]
Length: 4 pitches, 400 feet
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Submitted By: Stephanie on Feb 21, 2006


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Description 

This route starts just before you start going back up hill to Open Book.
P1: Climb an awesome 5.7 layback crack to a tree.
P2: Climb over blocks (20') then angle up and left. Angle left 15' before the crack ends. Step around a corner and belay on a little stance below a roof.
P3: Climb over the left side of the roof, and go up to lunch ledge.
P4: Climb up and finish on 5.4 runout friction slab (1 bolt).


Protection 

1 set of nuts, 1 set of hexes, 1 each TCUs to #2 cam



Photos of Fingertrip Slideshow Add Photo
Mark Pierson past the 1st pitch crux and nearing p1 belay on Finger Trip.

Mark Pierson past the 1st pitch crux and nearing p...

Looking back at Mark Pierson on the last pitch of Finger Trip.

Looking back at Mark Pierson on the last pitch of ...

Climber on the left finish, as seen from Vampire.

Climber on the left finish, as seen from Vampire.

Mark Goss finishing the right variation.

Mark Goss finishing the right variation.

Finishing up the second pitch of Fingertrip.  Look at her go!

Finishing up the second pitch of Fingertrip. Look...

Jonny having a blast leading pitch one of Fingertrip.<br /><br />Brett looking like a pirate.<br /><br />Jonny, Bretts, and Gigettes first time ever in Tahquitz. What a great place with beautiful rock... now if I can only climb a little harder. ; )<br /><br />Taken 6/13/07

Jonny having a blast leading pitch one of Fingertr...

First pitch of Fingertip.

First pitch of Fingertip.

A look down at the polished granite (and my irregular shadow) of the slabby left finish.

A look down at the polished granite (and my irregu...

Darshan solos Fingertrip

Darshan solos Fingertrip

Looking up the Third Pitch of fingertrip with the line over the roof visible

BETA PHOTO: Looking up the Third Pitch of fingertrip with the ...


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By Adam Stackhouse
Administrator
From: Escondido, Ca
Mar 6, 2006
rating: 5.7

Outstanding/mega classic route on super quality rock.

By Chris Owen
Administrator
From: La Crescenta, CA
Mar 11, 2006

One could say that Fingertrip ends at Lunch Ledge, and many climbs end here. Above there are a couple of variations to finish from the Lunch Ledge terminus, both variations start with the same steep steps behind Lunch Ledge...

The left route traverses along a very exciting diagonal weakness to clip a bolt then head up a slab (5.4).

The right route follows a 5.6 crack, and I suppose is a more fitting finale to most of the routes below.

By Mark L
May 20, 2007

If you want to preserve your sense of adventure dont read this. On the second pitch after the tree, go above tree 30-40' and you'll know when to traverse left by following the yellow band using your feet for a fun airy few moves before you gain a left facing corner. On the third pitch (approaching the roofs), aim for a bush up and left with a big hold 2 feet to its right.

By Christian "crisco" Burrell
From: PG, Utah
Aug 14, 2007

The third pitch is terrific family fun. Well protected and fun moves. Great for someone who is trying to break into multi-pitch moderates. The exposure is really tame. Get on it. As many years as I have been climbing here, I am surprised how uncrowded it is.

By Jon Hanlon
From: SLO
Aug 17, 2007

Similar to the response to your comments on Piton Pooper, no convenience anchors have been required on Fingertrip since 1946. There's no need to add any now.

Fixed lines and added hardware will likely always "be removed before the next weekend." :)

By Chris Owen
Administrator
From: La Crescenta, CA
Apr 5, 2008

Or perhaps a zip line back to Humber Park?

By The Gray Tradster
Mar 20, 2009

Tahquitz is not a sport crag. We must assume your feet work, you got up there somehow.

Walk off.

Do the Tobin Sorensen memorial tree swing if you dare.

(Woody told me it existed long before Tobin though)