Skinny Pinnacle from the East. "Skinny Dip" tunnel...
Description
This route is located up and around the corner from Sidewinder and is worth doing if you can be assured of not falling. It is unique in that it climbs a nice crack into a squeeze-through "tunnel", out the other side, and continues up a chimney to the top. Larger-hipped individuals will have difficulty with the squeeze (it isn't called Skinny Dip by mistake). The chimney definitely warrants an "R" rating.
Rap from 2-bolt anchor as for Invisible Touch.
Protection
Not much for the upper section. Bring nothing smaller than .75 Camalot.
The Chimney is only about 5.4; the crux is the crack and tunnel through. Alternatively, you can merely end the route once you reach the bottom of the chimney; descend east (easy). Still 5.7, and good pro, but you really don't feel like you went anywhere.
I wouldn't recommend this one to anyone with a waist size greater then 32...or a female...or if you're claustrophobic. It's still kind of a memorable experience trying to worm through that opening.
By Brian in SLC From: Salt Lake City, UT Jan 1, 2008
My bet is that Largo wasn't large-o when he did this route...dang, we're near the same size now it seems and I'll be darned if I can fit through that thing. Hips wasn't the issue, was my manly (debatable!) chest size. Too mucho!
Pain in the arse to bail from. Thank goodness for the bolted line to the right...
Steve Canyon
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