Mountain Project Logo
Sort Route Route Details
Suggest Change:
Description Location Protection
Other Suggestion
Add To Page
Photo Photo (copy)
All Locations > Idaho > West Idaho > Black Cliffs > Populace Wall

White Wash

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


 Avg: 2.2 from 34 votes

Routes in Populace Wall

BSU Fantasy S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
Furst As Sent T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
Jungle Book T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
Little Nest T,S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Mean Adene S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
Mood Swing T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
Perception vs. Reality S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
School Daze T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Stems and Jammies T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Sweet Adene S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
Sweet and Sour T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
White Wash S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
Order Wrong? Sort Routes
Type: Sport, 55 ft
FA: Charlie Crist and Barry DeWane 1974
Page Views: 1,292 total · 17/month
Shared By: C Hopwood on Jun 4, 2012
Admins: Mike Engle

You & This Route


34 Opinions

Your To-Do List:

Add To-Do · View List

Your Star Rating:


     Clear Rating

Your Difficulty Rating:


-none- Change

Your Ticks:

Add New Tick
    -none-

Description

A very enjoyable 5.9 that always draws a crowd.

Location

This is the second bolted route to the left of Little Nest, directly to the left of Perception vs Reality. The start is on a white splash of rock. The name is at the base.

Protection

6 bolts to chain anchors.

Add New Photo
Photo Photo (copy)
Photos

Nice, thin climb.
Nice, thin climb.
 0
Start of white wash--pretty recognizable.
Start of white wash--pretty recognizable.
 0

4 Comments

Sort by: Oldest
Newest Oldest Best Beta
K Baumgartner
  5.9-
K Baumgartner  
  5.9-
Thin and definitely thought provoking. Oct 6, 2012
Kirk B.
Boise, ID
  5.9
Kirk B.   Boise, ID
  5.9
This route gets much harder in the Sun. I would only climb it in the morning during the Warm season. It is nice in The Sun in the Winter, though. Feb 13, 2013
S.Lee
 
S.Lee  
 
Very cruxy first couple bolts. Led it trad the rest of the way, good gear. Fun route May 24, 2015
Joshua Benjamin
Nampa, Idaho
 
Joshua Benjamin   Nampa, Idaho
 
The lower section of this route is the crux, but well protected. Casual climbing after about the 3rd bolt. May 6, 2018

More About White Wash

Printer-Friendly