PRINT: Climb Yabba Dabba Don't, Joshua Tree National Park

Yabba Dabba Don't

V3, Boulder, 15 ft (5 m),

Avg: 3 from 185 votes
FA: James March
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Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

The Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent's Compendium states that:
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.

For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/…

Description

After easy moves to a big jug in a left leaning diagonal crack, this problem involves an exciting and committing diagonal dyno to an exceptionally large, black xenolith. The landing drops away at a sloping angle into a pile of big cobbles, but can be made fairly safe with a couple of pads.

Location

Center of the southeast face.

Protection

pads and spotter.

Photos [Hide ALL Photos]

Bumping to the lip off the intermediate crimp.

Christian grabbing the horn

Look snow. pc: Kyle Noyes

Good undercling before crimps

I use a left undercling, right hand on first crimp, bump to second crimp, left heel hook, bring left hand in to first crimp then reach out to the finish horn with right hand. I'm 5'1" and my spine…

fun line

Left hand crossed, eyeing the jug.

locking off to an amazing crimp

Yabba Dabba Don't" takes the obvious line.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.

Yabba Dabba Don't" takes the obvious line. Photo by Blitzo.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Kyle Olsen

Really fun problem, highly recommend it. Just bring a few pads... Mar 4, 2012

baronlunbeck Lunbeck
Los Angeles, CA

if u want to skip the dyno u can hit two good intermediate crimps befor the jug Feb 25, 2013

Sys Ex
Lake Forest, CA

Short person beta: Right hand up to the first crimp, left heel hook (hand-foot match on jug), cross over left hand to the higher crimp. The more pads the better, the landing is horrible. Oct 21, 2013

Adam Stackhouse

youtube.com/watch?v=bYnqZSj… Jan 25, 2014

Clif Clap

I'm six feet and I used some of the short person beta Sys Ex mentioned. I had my right foot angled into the starting crack and my left foot flagged with my left hand crossed over on the high crimp. It's a committing move but situating myself this way distributed all the weight evenly and gave me good balance so I could throw for the jug with my right hand. Jan 20, 2015

Conor Galvin
Santa Ana, CA

Does anyone else think this feels kind of soft for J-tree V4? It's a cakewalk compared to pigpen Mar 11, 2016

Erik Moore
CA

Nice route, rolled my ankle landing on the cobble pile this morning. Dec 27, 2017

Ashley Swenson
Pasadena, CA

youtu.be/taqa0nb4H3o Dec 8, 2018

Francis Rochino
San Diego, CA

Try starting as low as you can slot your right hand fingers into the crack to slot the left hand in a good lock before finishing the climb for a bit more value IMO. Dec 24, 2020

Jessica Wilkerson
Boulder, CO

I’ve seen this problem a few times but hadn’t tried it. I thought it was going to be tall and scary. I finally tried it and loved it! It was fantastic. Mar 12, 2021

Jennifer Margono
New York, NY

Shortie beta with heel hook. I used my right toe to push the underside of the crack to grab the corner jug: youtube.com/shorts/VISKnUZZ53s

You've got jugs and end on the best jug. go for it! Mar 29, 2022

Michael Diiorio

Make sure your pads are good and you account for the rock near the bottom. Also rolled my ankle today falling near the top right onto my pad Nov 17, 2023