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White Powder 

5.7

   

FA: Janet Wilts & John Long 5/77
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.7 [details]
Length: 50 feet
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Submitted By: 5.10b4me on Apr 4, 2004


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Located on Hound Rock, this route is about five feet to the right of the route Tossed Green. Start on an easy slab which leads into the crack proper. Climb up to a rotten downward pointing flake. Surmount this (crux) and continue up the crack to the top. There are rap slings around a large boulder at the top of the crack. The poor rock on this route is in contrast to the good rock on the other Hound Rock routes.


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Medium to large cams



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By vincent L.
Feb 6, 2005
rating: 5.7

a fairly undignified route that should only be climbed to access "tossed Green" to the left.

By Ryan Avery
Mar 26, 2005

This route wasn't so bad if you like wide rotten cracks. I for one hate wide rotten cracks so I was glad to pass the lead to my partner. I would say this route is a good warm up to Tossed Green or on your way to the White Cliffs of Dover.

By Jorge
Apr 30, 2006
rating: 5.7

The rap slings are no longer there. Walk off climbers left.

By Pat C
From: Honolulu
Mar 23, 2009

not fun

By 72HW
From: Pasadeana, CA
Nov 24, 2009
rating: 5.7

Not as bad as all that, but not great either.

The new Vogel Guide (Josh West) claims there are two bolts atop this gem. There are not, so beware.