White Gold  5.9+

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet Consensus:  5.9+ [details] FA:  Rich Gottlieb, Jan Schwarzberg - 1980 Submitted By:  saxfiend on Jun 17, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (16) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Safely past the crux, Frank gets in some protectio...

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Description 

One of Sand Rock's classic trad lines, White Gold is a burly lead with nice exposure. If you're not a solid 5.10 leader and/or good at hand-jamming, you're probably not ready for this one.

Starting in a sort of shallow chimney, follow the pebbly rock up to a left-facing corner. Jam the crack up to a roof, then move right onto the face and on to the top.

Location 

Starts in a sandy clearing, just right of the cave that leads to the Whipping Post, and around the corner left of Knob Wall. Rap from the anchors.

Protection 

Standard trad rack -- small to medium gear. Bolted anchors at the top.