Another heady climb by Alec Sharp. Good climbing to a cool corner. The crux is gaining the corner and the climbing eases the higher you climb.
My main reason for posting this route is posting a picture I took of Derek Hersey leading the route in 1984.
Location
Start right of Sidewall.
Protection
Rp's, mid-size stoppers, small to medium cams and I remember a two and half friend being somewhat crucial. I have done the route a couple of times the last being in 1984.
Bob, is this the hanging corner just above Sidewall, right before its crux or does Quiet Desperation have an independent start to the right of Sidewall? I guess what I'm trying to ask is do you have to climb the first 20 ft or so of Sidewall to gain Quiet?
Thanks Chris, I was up there again this morning scoping it out, and I can see a way to gain the corner just to the right of Sidewall. It looks really sketchy with poor rock though. I would most likely hang a rope from above to TR it before leading it. I would hate to have a hold rip off trying to onsight it. It also looks really dirty up there, no one has probably been on it in quite a while.
After looking thru the guide again I realized that the route I have been looking at is called "Wild Side" immediately right of the second pitch of Sidewall. I was confusing this with Quiet Desperation, since the topo for that area is really vague in the guide.
West Ridge - Pony Express to Long John
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