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Widest Whitest

Name: Widest Whitest
Rating: 2.0

5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British

Routes in Ship's Prow

L › R R › L A › Z

	Black Wall S,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Black Wall GT Ledge (Variation) TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Double Chimney T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Hot Shot T,TR 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Jams of Joy T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Layback and Relax T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Layback Further & Relax a Bit More T 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c
	Rainbow Coalition TR 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Reefing Points T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Reign of Terror TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Right Face T,TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Ship's Prow Starboard T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Ship's Prow, The T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Simple Stuff T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Slicer T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Upper Black Wall TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	W-2s T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Wet Crack T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	White Face T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Widest Whitest T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Type:	Trad, TR, 40 ft (12 m)
GPS:	42.23192, -71.03906
FA:	unknown
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Shared By:	Dust Diedricksen on Aug 15, 2017
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Access Issue: Closure information? Details

Per Diego Concha: I called the DCR today and spoke to a ranger who said they no longer allow climbing at Rattlesnake Rocks because of endangered species that live near the crag and are sending climbers to Quincy Quarries nearby.

Description

Start at the slabby block on the left side of the White Face area. Pull on parallel cracks and reach for the lip after a high step (1st crux). Go right or left of the tree growing in the center of the ledge formed by this block. Then head straight up the middle (and steepest) part of the White Face slab passing two horizontal cracks. Pull a very slight bulge (the "collar") to exit the slab onto a big, grassy/dirty ledge. Now aim right of the small birch tree growing out of the cliff; squeeze yourself between the tree and the vertical White Face cliff (left of "Hot Shot"). Mantel and pull an overhead, horizontal crack to get you on a sofa-sized ledge. Finish at the offwidth crack.

This climb is a bit contrived but offers a variety of climbing techniques.

Location

This is the furthest left start for White Face routes. Start at the slabby block with two parallel cracks and a tree at the top (about 10' of the deck).