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The Dolphin

Name: The Dolphin
Rating: 2.8

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

Routes in Water World

L › R R › L A › Z

	Ancient Seabed S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Aqua Net S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Atlantis S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Big Blue, The S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Chunk Light S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Confluence, The S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Dolphin Dance S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Dolphin, The S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Dowsing Rod S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Flash Flood S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Flipper S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	H20 S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Holy Water S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Inland Sea S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Pigs Ear S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Seas of Opression S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Silk Purse S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Star Kissed S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Stay Golden S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Water Witch S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Wet Godess S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b

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Type:	Sport, 70 ft (21 m)
GPS:	36.23393, -115.38203
FA:	unknown
Page Views:	1,165 total · 11/month
Shared By:	John Hegyes on Apr 15, 2017
Admins:	Luke EF, Justin Johnsen Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: Possible Illegal Access/Trespassing Considerations Details

OHV access is banned on the dirt road network and the BLM can hand out citations for ignoring this. Driving through any of the mines to access this area is also illegal. Lawful approaches require significant hiking and/or mountain biking.

Description

Start at a marble-floor-like, polished section of rock. Continue up incipient cracks through runnels to the top.

Location

The main Water World complex is arrived at after you hang a right (west) at the junction of the two canyons, scramble up a short arête past an enormous pothole on the right, and pull a bouldery move up some polished slab around a large boulder jam featuring a unique chockstone.

The Dolphin is the first route encountered shortly past the boulder jam.

There are currently five routes here, side by side. Looking up-canyon, the routes are on the left (south) side and they seem to get shade for most of the day.

The routes are listed here L-R
The Dolphin 9
Wet Goddess 10d
Stay Golden 10c
Name Unknown 10b
Dolphin Dance 10c

Continuing up-canyon there is a 8 foot scramble up a steep water polished pour-off and then you will encounter the next group of climbs.