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Whale's Back 

Whale's Back 

5.11-

   

FA: Unknown
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.11a [details]
Length: 1 pitch, 120 feet
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Submitted By: Anthony Stout on Feb 8, 2006


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Description 

Beautiful corner hand crack! First 30 feet or so vary in quality until you lob yourself over the large hump to a ledge. From there enduro up the corner to the chain anchors.


Protection 

Pro: Bottom section uses #3 Camalots, take PLENTY of #2s for the top.



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The Whale's Back takes the right-faceing to Left-facing corner system central to this pictute to a fixed anchor up top. Photo by T. Bubb, 2/2006.

BETA PHOTO: The Whale's Back takes the right-faceing to Left-f...

Ian do his thing.  Very good long climb

Ian do his thing. Very good long climb

Francisco past the r-facing corner and sizing up the remaining l-facing corner.  Great jams just keep going!

Francisco past the r-facing corner and sizing up t...


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By Tony Bubb
From: Boulder, CO
Feb 27, 2006
rating: 5.11-

While the guide suggests that large hands would benefit the ascensionist, I did not find it so, and neither did my 5'5" female partner who has very small hands. Don't let that scare you off of the route.

By Roger Linfield
Mar 1, 2006

Climbers with large hands will find the top part of this climb more difficult. I thought it was 5.10c. My partners with smaller hands said 5.10a or b.

By Jeff Giddings
From: Fort Collins
Nov 13, 2006
rating: 5.10d

The upper part of this route is a beauty! Sustained #3 friends, which is perfect hands for me, so I found it a little easier than the 11- rating.

By Clayton Laramie
From: Boulder, CO
Mar 31, 2008
rating: 5.11-

What a stellar route! This wall doesn't get much traffic. The approach and the base of the wall kinda suck for walking (loose and no real trails) but the routes are good.

Right facing wide hands corner changes to left facing thin hands. Becomes perfect hands for a long way. A 70 might get back down with stretch but we trailed a rope. must do route!!