Type: Trad, 1100 ft (333 m), 6 pitches, Grade III
FA: Paul Ross ,Layne Potter. June 16th 2003.
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Shared By: Paul Ross on May 10, 2010
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Located on the Great White wall left of Three Fingers Canyon. Named by a now deceased friend Alan McDonald who wanted to name a first ascent.Takes a line up a clean blank looking slab,between Hot tin Slab and Senile Dementia.Starts below some dark rock at the top of a wave (cairn). Large blotches of dark brown rock is about 300'up to the right.

P1).From the top of the wave immediately traverse out to the right for about 40' to a shallow groove and follow to a bolt at 70'. A couple of thin moves to a good ledge with a large juniper tree.100' 5.8.Move the belay to the left for 70' up an easy ridge to just left of a groove.
P2)From the top of the ridge climb a nice open slab to a bolt belay.200' 5.4R.
P3).Move belay left along the ledge to an open groove.Angle up the groove to the right for about 80',then left through a break then to a ledge and bolt belay.200' 5.7R.
P4). Slightly right to a thin black dike which is followed to a small stance and bolt belay. 200' 5.7R.
P5) Straight up to a big ledge.60' 5.6R.
P6). From here 4th class for about 400' to the summit and register.

Descent ...Rap the route.

Location Suggest change

Located on the Great White Wall south of Three Fingers Canyon.

Protection Suggest change

Friends. #0.5 to #2.5. Slings, Two 60m ropes

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