Dow Williams - Jun 21, 2014 8:51 am Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2014
Great White Book
Fantastic solo and one of the best 5.6 routes I have ever done. Very good three pitches followed by one junk (slab) pitch that hooks into the top of West Country. If you want to bring gear, a #5 and #6 work perfectly on this route. Not true chimney or off width really, more just leveraging your right leg/foot for most of the way.
soslaw - Oct 19, 2012 11:18 pm Date Climbed: Oct 19, 2012
Bookin
Warm granite, clear skies, route to ourselves, priceless.
Climbed this route then took a long beer break at the edge of Tenaya Lake before going up Hermaphrodite Flake and Boltway. All 3 routes offer generally easy climbing but various sections give huge chimneys, liebacks, friction, face, runouts, easy cracks and tunnels! Climbed with Kali.
rhyang - Sep 25, 2010 3:00 am Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2010
Good stuff
Swapped leads with Chris Gibson, who led the second (runout) pitch and the last pitch. Beautiful early fall day.
WML - Jun 28, 2010 7:43 pm Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2010
Round II
Came back with flyingmonkeys and climbed this, lead every pitch, very fun! Decided to bring along hilarious big gear, used all of it, still pretty run out. Opted not to belay in the crack for the pitch after the bolts and ran it out significantly over the 5.easy slab at the top of West Country, fun wandering! Nice to see that bolt there, though. Bring the 70 to link those two pitches together, gotta get back to Lee Vining in time for fish tacos at MoMart!
SKI - Dec 30, 2009 8:57 pm Date Climbed: Oct 19, 2009
Stack the hex's bring the #5
Glad to place the big guy here!
WML - Oct 19, 2009 1:51 am Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2009
R stands for Really fun
Outstanding route! Beautiful rock, scenery, and the moves aren't incredibly difficult considering the tremendous runout at a multitude of points. Once you're out of the dihedral, if you feel comfortable soloing 5.easy, solo the rest. Not worth pitching it out. You will NEED a minimum Black Diamond Camalot #5 for this, a #6 would be helpful on the dihedral as well.
My first route ever in California--simulclimbed the last pitches due to t-storms approaching.
mtngeek - Mar 12, 2007 8:12 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2006
Nerve testing
Had to lead pitch two unprotected as our metolius #10 didn't even touch anywhere. Thinking back I could have stacked some hexes but that didn't occur to me at the time. But as before mentioned, plenty to places to slide your body in and rest. Not a hard route but take the R seriously.
Sharon - Dec 30, 2006 9:33 am Date Climbed: Sep 3, 1996
Body jam '92 & '96
Pitches 2 & 3 accept virtually no pro -- too wide. But -- not really an issue as the Book is so big it is easy to use your entire body as a jam.
June 1992: Partner: Steve Reynolds
3 Sept 1996: Partner: Steve Reynolds
Dow Williams - Jun 21, 2014 8:51 am Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2014
Great White BookFantastic solo and one of the best 5.6 routes I have ever done. Very good three pitches followed by one junk (slab) pitch that hooks into the top of West Country. If you want to bring gear, a #5 and #6 work perfectly on this route. Not true chimney or off width really, more just leveraging your right leg/foot for most of the way.
soslaw - Oct 19, 2012 11:18 pm Date Climbed: Oct 19, 2012
BookinWarm granite, clear skies, route to ourselves, priceless.
atavist - Jul 6, 2011 2:40 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2011
3 routes on the DomeClimbed this route then took a long beer break at the edge of Tenaya Lake before going up Hermaphrodite Flake and Boltway. All 3 routes offer generally easy climbing but various sections give huge chimneys, liebacks, friction, face, runouts, easy cracks and tunnels! Climbed with Kali.
rhyang - Sep 25, 2010 3:00 am Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2010
Good stuffSwapped leads with Chris Gibson, who led the second (runout) pitch and the last pitch. Beautiful early fall day.
WML - Jun 28, 2010 7:43 pm Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2010
Round IICame back with flyingmonkeys and climbed this, lead every pitch, very fun! Decided to bring along hilarious big gear, used all of it, still pretty run out. Opted not to belay in the crack for the pitch after the bolts and ran it out significantly over the 5.easy slab at the top of West Country, fun wandering! Nice to see that bolt there, though. Bring the 70 to link those two pitches together, gotta get back to Lee Vining in time for fish tacos at MoMart!
SKI - Dec 30, 2009 8:57 pm Date Climbed: Oct 19, 2009
Stack the hex's bring the #5Glad to place the big guy here!
WML - Oct 19, 2009 1:51 am Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2009
R stands for Really funOutstanding route! Beautiful rock, scenery, and the moves aren't incredibly difficult considering the tremendous runout at a multitude of points. Once you're out of the dihedral, if you feel comfortable soloing 5.easy, solo the rest. Not worth pitching it out. You will NEED a minimum Black Diamond Camalot #5 for this, a #6 would be helpful on the dihedral as well.
myles - Feb 29, 2008 1:08 pm
first California routeMy first route ever in California--simulclimbed the last pitches due to t-storms approaching.
mtngeek - Mar 12, 2007 8:12 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2006
Nerve testingHad to lead pitch two unprotected as our metolius #10 didn't even touch anywhere. Thinking back I could have stacked some hexes but that didn't occur to me at the time. But as before mentioned, plenty to places to slide your body in and rest. Not a hard route but take the R seriously.
Sharon - Dec 30, 2006 9:33 am Date Climbed: Sep 3, 1996
Body jam '92 & '96Pitches 2 & 3 accept virtually no pro -- too wide. But -- not really an issue as the Book is so big it is easy to use your entire body as a jam.
June 1992: Partner: Steve Reynolds
3 Sept 1996: Partner: Steve Reynolds