South Face 

FA:  Kip Metzger and ? Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.7+ [details] Length:  5 pitches, 800 feet, Grade II Season:  Fall, Winter, Spring Views: 616 page views Submitted By: Jerry Cagle on Nov 2, 2003 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Mark about halfway up the first pitch.

Description 

Between Moby Dick and Dem Bones:

P1: Start by the Madrone tree just up from the _guard_ rock near the bottom of the Moby Dick gully. Follow the quasi-buttress, chicken-headed path to a good ledge and belay here on gear.

P2: Follow the chicken head highway till it runs out (breathe...) then run it out to a semi-hanging stance on very large chicken heads.

P3: Continue upward along the path of least resistance to another good ledge.

P4: Continue up the direct route on giant c-h's till they run out. Prepare for an extremely long run out heading for the dike composed of large knife-like plates then laterally to the left to the belay station (two bolts) on the last pitch of Moby Dick.

P5: Finish on the last pitch of Moby Dick

Protection 

Take slings for chicken head hiking and small to medium stoppers, tri-cams, and Aliens.

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Bill starting the first pitch. Squeezing under the...	Mark placing a low ball (his first piece) about 20...	BETA PHOTO: Looking down the second pitch. The first belay is ...
A cool shot of Bill on the third pitch. If it wasn...	BETA PHOTO: Mark starting up the third pitch. It traverses rig...	Mark finishing up the 4th pitch. Easy runout climb...