Any route or boulder problem that starts out of or near an occupied campsite may not be done without first obtaining the campsite occupant's permission.
Mama Woolsey was kind of the opposite experience after climbing Papa. Instead of lots of bolts, you needed pro and a cool head. I was kind of surprised at how serious it was, but it was a good route too.
Protection
The protection on Mama Woolsey is fairly tricky where moving up the face past a big knob above the initial right-leaning crack. Need RPs or some serious care here. Once past this, you're good to go.
By Mike Morley Administrator From: Oakland, CA Jun 20, 2002
For some small degree of security, you can cinch up the wire of a smaller size nut around a downward sloping old rivet right at the crux. Heads up: A fall here has very high ground fall potential.
By C Miller Administrator Nov 7, 2003 rating: 5.10a R
Another name for this route was "Effigy", which gives some insight into the route name "Effigy Too".
This route was actually first done in 1965 (not 1972) by Mark and Beverly Powell. Route was named for Beverly's Mom (Betty Woolsey) who was camping with the Powells that weekend.
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