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The White Imperialist Rock Climbing

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Routes in The White Imperialist

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	[Redacted] S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	A Bold New Plan S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	A Bold New Plan - Direct S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Bubble Theory S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Carom S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Chinatown Left S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Chinatown Right S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Dance Me Outside S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Dark Design S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Gizmo S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Golden Horde S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Homer Downs a Duff S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Johnny Mnemonic S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Lawyers, Guns, and Money S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Pink Flamingos S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Red Menace S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Rhymes With Orange S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Spin S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	White Imperialist S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Yellow Peril S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Access Issue: Archeological site nearby Details

Please avoid touching or disturbing the large boulder next to the wall. It is chained off and has native petroglyphs on it.

Names and History (future name changes coming)

Although this crag is named "White Imperialist," it has never been the desire of the First Ascension and the Developers to name this crag in a way that was demeaning or incited racial prejudice to the different people (predominately Asian in this case) that are target of these different route names.

The background to these names are that there is a nearby mountain (seen from the crag) named Ha Ling that was until recently referred to as "Chinaman's Peak." These names were in a way a critique on how this was seen as politically correct at the time even though using a very unfortunate and derogatory term for an Asian-Canadian. Since the re-naming of Ha Ling was completed 1997, this is now the time to change this critique of western imperialism as well. Currently, many parties are working with the First Ascentionists and developers to find better names as this critique is now lost and many see these names standing to continue the same racial prejudice that the developers wanted to critique.

The FA and other parties are currently reviewing these route names in hopes to eliminate any issues going forward.

Description

This east facing crag sees sun most of the day. It has the highest concentration of 5.9 - 5.10d routes in the Grassi area.

Getting There

Located mid-way down the canyon, look for the vertical wall with a huge overhanging section of the right side and blocky stuff on the left.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The White Imperialist

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 20 ● Golden Horde Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 16 ● Johnny Mnemonic Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 12 ● Yellow Peril Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 10 ● Dark Design Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 22 ● Carom Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 4 ● Spin Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 9 ● Pink Flamingos Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 18 ● White Imperialist Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 31 ● A Bold New Plan Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 15 ● Dance Me Outside Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 5 ● A Bold New Plan - Direct Sport