When the Whip Comes Down 

FA:  Bob D'Antonio '84 Type:  Sport Length:  1 pitch, 80 feet Views: 704 page views Submitted By: Mike Anderson on Jan 1, 2005 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Bob D on the FA.

Description 

According to Bob's book, this route was one of the first in the canyon.

It starts in an overhanging dihedral just left of the beautiful lichen-covered wall that hosts "Sitting in Limbo" and "Cassandra".

The crux comes at the beginning and involves powerful stemming up the overhanging corner to reach a gigantic pocket. The route above climbes up a pleasant lichen-covered slab.

This route was originally climbed on gear, which was very bold, considering the nature of the rock. It has been retrobolted...by whom, I don't know...and now should be a popular route. The climbing is excellent, and the rock is very good too.

Protection 

Bolts.