Slip knot on a chicken head = even better than a girth hitch!

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Slip knot on a chicken head = even better than a girth hitch!

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Moby Dick. Natural anchors are mostly chickenheads and plates. Original photo posted by MP member Thomas Laursen.

chicken head anchor on 3rd pitch.

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Bill Olszewski

Feb 15, 2012

“Slip knot on a chicken head = even better than a girth hitch!”

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chicken head anchor on 3rd pitch.

Chicken-head belay!

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Moby Dick follows the rightmost flake system.

The route follows the obvious flake system, finishing to the right when the flake dies out.

Moby Dick. Natural anchors are mostly chickenheads and plates. Original photo posted by MP member Thomas Laursen.

Slip knot on a chicken head = even better than a girth hitch!

chicken head anchor on 3rd pitch.

Arin Trook sets sail onto the sea of holds, pitch 5 of Moby Dick.

Cool skin on pitch 3

Looking back up at the rappel from Whale Dome

First pitch of Moby Dick

Leading up the second pitch of Moby Dick, Cochise Stronghold, AZ

The world-famous Braaaaaasch at the 4th belay of Moby Dick. Photo by Tauru.

Lots of cords in this one, but, oh what a place.

Zeb on the first pitch of Moby Dick

Pitch 4 of Moby Dick

That belay that everyone talks about.

Gary Sax hanging around on chickenheads.

Third pitch

"Trad Gear"

Pitch 5

Kim at the first bolt on pitch four

Pitch 3 of Moby Dick

first pitch

Closer View of 2nd Pitch

First time on Whale Dome

Follower on pitch one

0ne more to the top. fun?

A 70m rope will get you this much wiggle room.

Todd placing gear on pitch 2.

Sam and Kelly on pitch 2.

Todd following pitch 1.

Sam and Kelly on pitch 1 of Moby Dick.

Beta photo showing the general route. There is plenty of room for interpretation without altering the difficulty too much.

Mark nearing the top of the second pitch.

Looking up route from base of Moby Dick

Trail leaves wash/drainage up to Moby Dick start

view from the wash, with climbers

Tom showing what it looks like to link P4/5

Near the middle of the route

Stewart of the HWDAMF looking down the healthy runout on pitch 5

The rap off Whale Dome. As you can see, the wind was really blowing the ropes.<br>
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We lowered our equipment on one rope and used a reusable cloth grocery bag on the other line hanging below the person going first. <br>
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The first person down then tied off the rope with a little slack so the others could rap down.

Kim leading pitch 2

The belay at the top of pitch 5 of Moby Dick. Note the bomber slung head.

Topping out on Moby Dick

This is where Moby Dick starts

Left just after this tree to leave wash on approach trail towards Whale Dome

climbers on pitch 2, from the decent gully

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