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[E] Vudu Guru

5.11, Sport, 145 ft (44 m),  Avg: 3.1 from 34 votes
FA: Bryan Burdo & Pete Doorish, ground-up (1989)
Washington > Central-W Casca… > N Bend & Vicinity > Exit 32; Little Si > World Wall Group > World Wall

Description

Cool, surprisingly clean corner with good stemming, some handjams and fingerlocks, and a couple of cool face moves. Feels like a trad route.

Location

Continue up the corner above Son of Jesus. Chains are ~40 meters above the 'ground.' There are chain anchors halfway down.

Protection

18 bolts (including the approach pitch, Son of Jesus). Fixed chain anchors. Lower with an 80m, or make two rappels.

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The long corner.
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gregman
 
[Hide Comment] I've heard some people say you can use a 70m on this rope and reach the ground on rap, but we used an 80m and going over the face of life of ease/jug or not the rope only made it to the ground with the stretch. An alternative would be to rap to dreaming of a life of ease OR jug or not chains, or perhaps belay (on 60m) from son of jesus chains. It's also much easier to have someone follow to clean instead of lower to clean since there's no fixed biners at the top of this route and you'll need to rap. It's definitely worth your time with an 80m rope, but not sure I would do it any other way. Oct 6, 2015
Nick Drake
Kent, WA
  5.10d
[Hide Comment] Easy enough to lower back down cleaning with a directional and rethread at the son of jesus anchor with a 70. Route sees so little traffic I really wouldn't be concerned over wear on the chains up there. Jul 23, 2020
Jacob Bassett
Nephi, UT
[Hide Comment] Wonderful climb! A little polished but wonderful, long, and sustained. May 15, 2021
Chris Stocking
Seattle, WA
 
[Hide Comment] Very worthwhile IF you have an 80m rope and you packed draws up for something else. Probably wouldn't do it otherwise, but the position at the top is spectacularly cool, and the climbing is good too. You'll have to fight some vegetation and dirt at the top, but all the critical holds are clean. IMO, definitely the easiest of the World Wall 11s. May 23, 2021
Hunter Murray
Terrebonne, OR
  5.11a
[Hide Comment] I think this climb is seriously underrated and is one of the best climbs at World Wall. 40+ meters of fun, well protected climbing on excellent rock. One of the most savory single pitches I have ever done. Aug 7, 2021
Tyler Hill
Burlington
 
[Hide Comment] Quite traddy for a well protected sport climb. There was some damp rock on the face that made for some slippery feet at one of the upper cruxes. Long, adventurous, airy, and exciting. Was able to make this work with two raps on a 60m rope. Jun 27, 2022
Sergey Shelukhin
Seattle, WA
 
[Hide Comment] Great route, it just goes and goes! Cruxes are all either stemming over various bulges, or exiting the corner to the left (before getting back into the corner).
Slightly damp/dirty at the very top. A banana slug was hanging out in one of the crack jugs high up, cute and easy to avoid.
Go climb it :)

We were able to lower off with an 80, without much rope remaining. Tie knots. Jul 18, 2022
John Laws
Seattle, WA
 
[Hide Comment] Equipped the anchor with some fixed carabiners today since I had some extras sitting in my pack. Aug 5, 2023