Dead Man Walking is the route that makes the walk to the Dihedrals worth it but only if you enjoy great crack climbing in a nice corner! It's a beautiful line following a pair of good cracks up a long dihedral. Start out on lower angle but polished rock following the bolted cracks through a couple of bulges before making a few positive face moves left out of the dihedral to the anchors. There isn't one real crux move, it's just sustained crack and corner climbing the whole way.
Location
Dead Man Walking is near the center of The Dihedrals area. It's the obvious, long bolted dihedral just right of a super clean bolted face open project. Note the length of the route--you need two ropes to get down.
Protection
13 or 14 bolts to chain anchor on a sloping ledge at the top.
this crack would be a "G" rated gear lead; and like nearly every other route at the dihredrals, it has seen gear ascents. However, it was bolted on the assumption that almost nobody brings gear to Potrero, and it is still a wonderful line. no gear needed.
Also, as I remember, not even a 70m will get you back to the ground, although it is possible to downclimb the initial slab for 20 feet after untying.
The Dihedrals
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