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Type: Trad, 1 pitch, 180 feet
Consensus: 5.7 [details]
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Submitted By: ClimbandMine on Jan 29, 2006

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Dave leading Elephant Walk, 2003

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Description 

Continue through the scrub past the Tollhouse traverse and find three Yosemite-like finger cracks with large truck-sized boulders at the base. Elephant Walk is the middle, and best of the three. Climb it.


Protection 

Double Aliens to orange, Camalots to #2 - maybe a #3 also for the belay. Double set of nuts. There is a bolted rap station.



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Jeff starting out the first pitch of Elephant Walk

Jeff starting out the first pitch of Elephant Walk

Doug at the point where the crack opens to perfect hands.

Doug at the point where the crack opens to perfect...

Topo of Tollhouse Rock with the route 'Elephant Walk' shown in green. <br /> <br />Original photo credit: Dave Daley, <a href='http://SummitPost.org' target='_blank' rel='nofollow' >SummitPost.org</a> <br /><a href='http://www.summitpost.org/an-aerial-shot-of-tollhouse/40792/c-151415' target='_blank' rel='nofollow' >www.summitpost.org/an-aerial-shot-of-tollhouse/40792/c-15141>>></a>

BETA PHOTO: Topo of Tollhouse Rock with the route 'Elephant Wa...

Near where the two cracks join

Near where the two cracks join


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By Wade Griffith
Apr 10, 2006

Just wanted to clarify that Elephant Walk is actually 4 pitches. This description only describes the first pitch. This multi pitch climbs is one of the classic routes at Tollhouse Rock and I'd highly recommend climbing it to the top. The pitches following the first crack pitch are great slab climbing with some mixed gear and bolts. The gear list provided here may also be a little excessive. This was probably one of my first leads and I know I did not have a double set of stoppers or that many cams back then. Excellent route.

By rhyang
From: San Jose, CA
Nov 20, 2006
rating: 5.7

Led first pitch with a single set of cams, single set of nuts, the two smallest tricams, and a set of hexes. The hand jams were so good up higher that lots of gear felt unnecessary.

By Brett Brotherton
From: Arvada, CO
Jul 13, 2009
rating: 5.7 PG13

Also led with single set of camalots to number two, set of TCU's and single set of nuts and this was plenty of gear. All anchors are bolted, and the only pitch I even placed gear on was the first. Didn't see any opportunities of gear after the first pitch. The second and third pitches felt a little run out but there are numerous holds. Second pitch up and slightly right past 4 bolts then head up and to the left to a two bolt anchor (topo from old book shows 5 bolts with a 3 bolt anchor but the fifth bolt and original anchor are missing but not needed. Third pitch is to the right of anchors I traversed right and slightly down before going up to the first bolt. then straight up past 3 or 4 more bolts to a two bolt anchor. Finish with last pitch of tollhouse traverse (there are several options here). Fantastic climb with a little bit of everything, much better than tollhouse traverse imho.

By Chris I
From: Fresno, CA
Nov 20, 2012
rating: 5.7

This is a great climb and much more engaging than the Tollhouse Traverse, but I would warn beginner leaders to beware of the 5.7 rating for this climb. The upper slab pitches are mentally demanding and require some precise technique. The bolts are spaced enough that a fall might not be pretty. Tons of fun, but heads up if you're expecting a casual cruiser. PS. the first pitch is a winner!