Black Widow 

FA:  Geoff Archer and Doug Aagesen 11/86 Type:  Trad Length:  1 pitch, 40 feet Views: 27 page views Submitted By: Chris Miller on Jan 1, 2005 Add Photo  Add Comment

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BETA PHOTO: A view of the Wooly Spider Boulder

Description 

Visible on the drive in on the right end of the Wooly Spider Boulder, 20' right of an unpleasant-looking wide crack.

Make your way to the base (shared with an evil Cat Claw Acacia Tree) and climb a grainy, right-slanting, flared hand crack to it's end, cursing as you try and go up as the thorns try and hold you back. Mantle the top of the crack and clip a bolt, then make grainy friction moves up, up and up to reach a protruding dark knob which is mantled to reach the second bolt. A fall above the first bolt would land one directly into the evil tree, which I suppose adds more incentive not to fall. More grainy slab climbing concludes this lovely climb.

A real pile and not at all recommendable, but it would be a lot better if the tree was trimmed back some. As is it's a totally unpleasant experience. Minus one star out of five.

Protection 

2 bolts, pro to 2.5"

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BETA PHOTO: "Black Widow". Photo by Blitzo.