Wild Goose
5.12- YDS 7a+ French 25 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British
| Type: | Trad, 40 ft (12 m) |
| GPS: | 32.99517, -116.96626 |
| FA: | Rick Piggott, 1980s |
| Page Views: | 2,128 total · 24/month |
| Shared By: | master gumby on Jun 14, 2019 · Updates |
| Admins: | Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes, Salamanizer Ski |
Description
This is the mother of all south woodson problems. Start in a right facing overhanging corner with some sweet tight hand and finger locks while you work your way up the corner with some funk. Eventually the crack will pinch down and you will have to crimp and tech your way for another 10 feet to where the crack opens again. Plug in some gear and then figure out the crux sequence over the bulge and then clip a bolt. Motor your you way up to the anchors through a somewhat awkward right leaning crack.
The anchors are accessible by walking up the backside. Either down climb the 4th class boulder to access the anchors or there is a rap station to rappel to the anchors? Not sure why it's there as it didn't really seem necessary, but oh well. If setting up the top rope you may want to clip into a bolt up by the anchors to protect yourself. It's a bit awkward up there.



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