Looking up route from base of Moby Dick

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Looking up route from base of Moby Dick

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A 70m rope will get you this much wiggle room.

Todd following pitch 1.

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Jan 20, 2003

“Looking up route from base of Moby Dick”

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chicken head anchor on 3rd pitch.

Chicken-head belay!

Four ladies on Moby Dick (scene from Westworld)

Moby Dick follows the rightmost flake system.

The route follows the obvious flake system, finishing to the right when the flake dies out.

Moby Dick. Natural anchors are mostly chickenheads and plates. Original photo posted by MP member Thomas Laursen.

Beta photo showing the general route. There is plenty of room for interpretation without altering the difficulty too much.

Slip knot on a chicken head = even better than a girth hitch!

Arin Trook sets sail onto the sea of holds, pitch 5 of Moby Dick.

The world-famous Braaaaaasch at the 4th belay of Moby Dick. Photo by Tauru.

Looking back up at the rappel from Whale Dome

Leading up the second pitch of Moby Dick, Cochise Stronghold, AZ

Cool skin on pitch 3

First pitch of Moby Dick

chicken head anchor on 3rd pitch.

Zeb on the first pitch of Moby Dick

Pitch 4 of Moby Dick

That belay that everyone talks about.

Gary Sax hanging around on chickenheads.

Third pitch

Pitch 5

"Trad Gear"

The belay at the top of pitch 5 of Moby Dick. Note the bomber slung head.

Beta photo showing the general route. There is plenty of room for interpretation without altering the difficulty too much.

Near the middle of the route

Trail leaves wash/drainage up to Moby Dick start

A 70m rope will get you this much wiggle room.

Looking up route from base of Moby Dick

Todd following pitch 1.

Sam and Kelly on pitch 1 of Moby Dick.

Mark nearing the top of the second pitch.

Pitch 3 of Moby Dick

Lots of cords in this one, but, oh what a place.

This is where Moby Dick starts

Sam and Kelly on pitch 2.

first pitch

Todd placing gear on pitch 2.

The rap off Whale Dome. As you can see, the wind was really blowing the ropes.<br>
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We lowered our equipment on one rope and used a reusable cloth grocery bag on the other line hanging below the person going first. <br>
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The first person down then tied off the rope with a little slack so the others could rap down.

0ne more to the top. fun?

chicken head on the 3rd pitch.

climbers on pitch 2, from the decent gully

Tom showing what it looks like to link P4/5

Closer View of 2nd Pitch

Stewart of the HWDAMF looking down the healthy runout on pitch 5

view from the wash, with climbers

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