Type: Trad, Aid, 150 ft (45 m), 3 pitches, Grade II
FA: John Middendorf et al, 1990s
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Shared By: Matt Pickren on Mar 2, 2021 · Updates
Admins: slim, Cory N, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane

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Warning Access Issue: RAIN, WET ROCK and RAPTOR CLOSURES: The sandstone around Moab is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Also please ask and be aware of Raptor Closures in areas such as CAT WALL and RESERVOIR WALL in Indian Creek DetailsDrop down

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Pitch 1: same first pitch as Moby Dick's Head. Climb 5.8- past 2 bolts to the center saddle without an anchor. 50 feet 

move belay to small tree at southern tip of the upper ridge of Moby Dick's Tail

Pitch 2: climb over rotten and loose red rock to a shelf 5.8. 40 feet  (Good luck with anchor here, best to just go to summit)

Pitch 3: climb over a very loose column feature that forms a handcrack on the right and deteriorating sugar on its left edge. Carefully make your way to a lone drilled angle, then easily run it 40ish feet to another large ledge below the 10 foot summit bulge. Climb slightly around right and then to the summit. 5.9+ 75 feet. Good anchor, bring tat.

Rap with 2 ropes to the ground.  

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Start on east side of Moby Dick

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Double set of cams from .4 to #4, singles from 000 to .4 4x QDs

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