Whirling Dervish 

FA:  KC Baum, solo, december 1990 Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.11a [details] Length:  1 pitch, 50 feet Views: 118 page views Submitted By: Matthew Seymour on Jan 18, 2007 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Description 

The climb starts in a right facing dihedral on an overhanging thin hands splitter. Climb the thin hands past a short bulge, and gain a large ledge. Clip the first bolt, grab a rest, and then continue up the slightly overhanging arete/face to a large ledge, clipping 2 more bolts on the way.

Set up an anchor and bring up your second.

Descend via a chain around a tree about 30 feet right of the route.

Location 

The start is about 200 feet left of Cool Breeze. It starts at a thin hands overhanging splitter in a right facing dihedral. Bolts on the face are visible from below.

Protection 

Camalots: 2x #1s, plus 3 quickdraws, possibly 1 #2.
NOTE: Two large pieces, #4s, are essential for building an anchor.