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Happy Ending (formerly Top-Rope)

Name: Happy Ending (formerly Top-Rope)
Rating: 2.0

5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British

Routes in The Whale

L › R R › L A › Z

	Aborigine S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Among the Stars S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Aphrodite S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Arapiles S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Arnold's Demise S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Big E S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Blow Tube Envy S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Bound in Blood S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Captain, The S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Dreamtime S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Esse Curve S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Finnacle S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	First Mate S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Gomers in Blue Shirts S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Good Stuff, The S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Happy Ending (formerly Top-Rope) T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	HMS S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Honeymoon Down Under S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Just Happens S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Mister MIA S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Never Ever Slab, The TR 5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c
	Plunge, The S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Red Venus S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Tempest Toast S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Thin Line, The S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tough Guy S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Undulating Dingo S 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Virgin Bolters S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Whale Rider S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Type:	Trad, TR, 70 ft (21 m)
FA:	Brian Shelton & Stewart Green, 2004
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Shared By:	Leo Paik on Mar 31, 2011
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Access Issue: Reopened after flood damage! Details

Per Stewart M. Green: as of the July Fourth weekend, Red Rock Canyon Open Space has been reopened for climbing.

Red Rock Canyon Open Space is currently CLOSED to all access due to flood damage.

Description

This line was originally published as a top-rope problem on the left side of The Never Ever Slab. It apparently needed a lot more cleaning. Now it hosts 5 bolts and delicate climbing. The first crux comes after the 1st bolt and seems to trend right. It seemed reachy, but even 5'1" climbers figured it out. There is a section below the 5th bolt that has a friable edge (part of which broke), so tread lightly. The second crux, near the 5th bolt, seems to pull you slightly left. Again, this seemed reachy, but a 5'1" climber pushed through.

The anchor bolts are far enough below the tree above that a short rappel or belay would be advised for a top rope. Alternatively, the tree has been used for an anchor in the past.