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Great White

Name: Great White
Rating: 3.7

5.12b YDS 7b French 26 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 26 ZA E5 6b British

Routes in Main Wall

L › R R › L A › Z

	Blackbeard's Tears T 5.14c 8c+ 34 XI- 35 E9 7b
	Flying Fish S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Flying Jib S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Full Mast S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Great White S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Great White Direct S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Humboldt Current S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Hyperion S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	King Salmon S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Libet's Delay S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Loose Cannon S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Lost At Sea S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Megalodon S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Mermaid, The S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Moonraker S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Poseidon's Fury S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Pulling Teeth S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Redwood Burl S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Redwood Burl Direct S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Ride The Woody S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Scared Straight S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Scurvy S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Scuttle S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Shipwreck (aka Shitwreck) S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Shrapnel S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Tooth Decay S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Vista Del Norte S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b

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Type:	Sport, 95 ft (29 m)
GPS:	41.6064, -124.10471
FA:	Matthias Holladay, Richard Ludwig,Tim Wilhelmi
Page Views:	5,733 total · 26/month
Shared By:	Matthias Holladay on Nov 26, 2007 · Updates
Admins:	Rick Shull, Lurk Er, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

Amazing climb that some say is the best 12b/c on the North Coast.

Descending/Cleaning:
Numerous people have been by hurt cleaning on the way down and smashing into the wall behind after cleaning the last draw. The wall is steeper than you think, and it will hurt more than you think. These tips will prevent you from needing to leave bail gear. Do not leave quicklinks! They will fuse shut quickly in the salty air, and are a pain to clean up after people.

1) Top rope to clean. Don't fall after unclipping or you won't get back to the wall. If you can't ascend the rope, someone will need to re-lead the route.

2) Lower-off, cleaning the draws. Go direct to the second bolt with a locker, and pull the rope. Rappel straight through the fat rounded glue-in. Don't lower. Only thread just enough rope to get down to minimize wear.

3) If you have a 70m rope, thread the anchors with the bight method and leave yourself a 20' tail on your knot that's lockered to your belay loop. Double check yourself! Clean on the draws on the way down. At the second bolt, thread the tail through the bolt and do a lower-out. If the belayer holds tight (doesn't lower) during your lower-out you can lower out by hand. There is no knot in the end of the tail, and will feed right through the bolt afterwards..