A tricky climb, Slip Stream is a real sandbag for its 5.6 rating in the DCA. Excellent protection makes up for committing moves in some sections, especially down low. This is not a good choice for a beginning leader.
Start at a crack in a right-facing corner. Move up and left to a left-facing corner, then continue up to mantel onto a slopy ledge. Continue up the face, trending right, to finish at anchors near the pine trees.
Location
Starts 10' left of Bubble Bath.
Protection
Small to medium gear -- nuts, cams, hexes. Bolted anchors
Even though it a slight sandbag, don't miss it. The gear is great all the way and if you go to the left most anchors by climbing almost straight up the steeper face, the belay spot is really nice place to enjoy. The face section has big positive holds.
Instead of stopping and using the Bubble Bath anchors, continue up the easy face and to the anchors at the very top. You can also get to these anchors from the top of Jams and Shams and setup TR.
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