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Ready for Pitch 3

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PIC OF 4TH BELAY AT TREE, LOOKING UP TO START OF PITCH 5.

Cécile Katz cruisin' the Walkway.

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BJ Cook

May 27, 2016

“Ready for Pitch 3”

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Topo and route description for White Maiden's Walkaway at Tahquitz. The most recent version will always be available at https://bitbucket.org/ben-crowell/tahquitz
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Fun 5.7 (red dots) 'variation' to White Maiden's Walkaway. This was well protected the whole way.
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Photo Credit: Chris D. I only added red dots, the rest of the Topo was all him.

Looking up at Pitch 1

The route, with approximate belay sites. The first pitch is blocked by the trees.

Do to the large amount of people on this route we took a few fun variations.

In this photo you can see the three options for the final pitch. On the left is the 5.7 overhangs, the middle where I'm at is the standard 5.3 finish, and below me on the right is the 5.1 fingertip traverse finish.

Looking down from the tree at the Doubtful Corner.

The regular finish goes through this small tree.

Hunter on WMW at age 9...

The start.

Photo of White Maiden's Walkaway, with the route drawn on it. You can either start directly behind the tall trees, or left at the smaller tree. The best place for the first belay is at a smaller tree hidden behind the larger one.

Bottom of Right of Start Variation. 5.6

An old fixed pin on the White Maidens Walkaway

You can stretch a rope from the P1 Belay to the ledge with bushes in a long 65 meter pitch at ~ 5.7 .. There is a tasty finger crack right at the end, and is a great way to link / pass parties. It is also much more direct than the normal P2 & P3 route.

Great way to finish with a easy but spectacular finish around the right side of roof !

Leading pitch 6, 5.3 variation. Super fun!

Greg at the Doubtful Corner

START OF PITCH 3. TWO FIXED PINS BEFORE MOVING LEFT ON LEDGE

Dad leading Pitch 3

PIC OF 4TH BELAY AT TREE, LOOKING UP TO START OF PITCH 5.

Ready for Pitch 3

Cécile Katz cruisin' the Walkway.

Bill, having fun on an upper pitch of "White Maiden"

5.6 variation after first pitch...do it !!

After summiting on the Maiden

Beware of LOOSE BLOCK top of pitch 2, it will come off with enough force. 4/28/18

view from the last belay.

At the 3rd pitch traverse to the vertical crack. Above this pitch is where the step around or doubtful corner is.

View of the buttress

At the last pitch, belaying Barry on the roof section finish.

Sunset view of the line from the approach

Checking out the exposure prior to executing the step around move.

Fraser near the top of P4. Fun route

Start of P2, if using alternative P1. Carry straight up the ramp. End of pitch leaves you very close to top of traditional P1.

Alternative start to traditional P1 (lower on the buttress and climber's right). Follow the crack up to where the rock plateaus off and there's a little bowl with a few bush/trees.

Chris and Jeremy blasting WMW!!!

My friend David leading P3, just above the traverse.

A good shot of the belay ledge atop the "tooth," pitch 2. (reference for my friend John, lol)

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BJ Cook

San Diego, California