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Jungle Warfare 
Pipeline 

Pipeline 

5.10+

   

FA: L. Patterson, B. Hagen, G. Woodsworth '66, FFA: G. Cameron (solo) 1979
Type: Trad
Consensus: 5.10+ [details]
Length: 5 pitches, 170 feet
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Submitted By: Bob Graham on Oct 15, 2006


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The Pipeline
a very striking line



Description 

The guidebook calls it, "A magnificant squeeze chimney in a majestic curving dihedral." Climb Birds of Prey onto the slim ramp, and belay. Continue up the steepening ramp, and belay in the offwidth. Then the follow the beautiful sweeping "pipeline" off-width pitch for about 170 ft to the top. This is no a squeeze chimney, I am small and did not fit in it. If you have larger feet you will get heel toe jams.


Location 

Walk off/down climb


Protection 

big gear the cracks stays pretty much in a very big size from old #5 camalots to new #6 camalots or wild country. Bring some big bros, green and maybe 1 blue. Some small gear for after the crux is helpful although the climbing eases it is a long way to the belay, yellow alien to 1 # camalot I think it was. No anchors at the top, bring long slings to use a tree.



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Pipeline, approaching the rest/cave before the slightly overhanging crux.

Pipeline, approaching the rest/cave before the sli...

Coming off of the anchor.

Coming off of the anchor.

Still a long way from the top of Pipeline.  Photo of Mike Hengeveld by Matthew Buckle, used with permission.

Still a long way from the top of Pipeline. Photo ...

Enjoying Pipeline. Photo of Mike Hengeveld by Matthew Buckle, used with permission.

Enjoying Pipeline. Photo of Mike Hengeveld by Matt...


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By Peter Spindloe
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From: North Vancouver, BC
Nov 21, 2007

For a very entertaining read about offwidths in general, and Pipeline in particlar, see Mikey's Offwidth Journal

I had thought that this material had disappeared from the web, but it appears that the URL changed in the last year or two.