Leading P5 of Moby Dick. This...

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Leading P5 of Moby Dick. This is a relatively steep (compared to rest of route) "headwall" which the Kerry guidebook calls a 5.7+. The abundance of huge, positive holds makes this rating inaccurate IMHO. A 5.6 is probably a fairer rating. This is not posturing - there are harder .6 and .7 sections on pitches below. The section is a little runout however. Two decently spaced bolts protect this (don't fall or you might slam into the low angle terrain below) section - if so desired, you might be able to supplement these with some creative nutting (January 1, 2004).

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Martin Cash

Wicked rock!

Voted 10/10

That is the most bizarre stuff I've ever seen! Can you tie of hunks with runners?

Posted Jan 6, 2005 7:07 pm


	Klenke	Re: Wicked rock!
	Hasn't voted	Kind of reminds me of the friction pitch on The Grand's Upper Exum Ridge.
		Posted Jan 6, 2005 7:20 pm


	rpc	Re: Wicked rock!
	Hasn't voted	Yeah, it's pretty wild-textured granite. The "plates" are not positive enough to be tied off on this pitch but on lower pitches they are and in fact pro on many sections consists of grith hitching these "chickenheads" (I'll post an example shot later). thanks for stopping by Martin.
		Posted Jan 7, 2005 12:27 pm


	rpc	Re: Wicked rock!
	Hasn't voted	Alright Paul, now you're just making me drool missing dry rock in the alpine world!! word.
		Posted Jan 7, 2005 12:28 pm


	rpc	Re: Wicked rock!
	Hasn't voted	Martin, here's the example of chickenhead for protection: example :)
		Posted Jan 7, 2005 5:18 pm


	Klenke	Re: Wicked rock!
	Hasn't voted	Not the greatest shot of it, but found this online. It's longer than this shot intimates: Exum friction pitch. It's about a full rope-length, I think, depending on where the second sets his/her belay anchor.
		Posted Jan 7, 2005 5:42 pm

jtschanz

Just saw this one ...

Hasn't voted

Great pictures - looks like a fun pitch! Kind of like the granite domes of the Sierras, but with weird textured rock. Great trip report, too, by the way!

Posted Jan 26, 2005 4:33 pm


	rpc	Re: Just saw this one ...
	Hasn't voted	THank you very much Jim. Definitely pretty unique granite - think "plates" glued onto faces. Kind of weird. See a small bit of it maybe in City of Rocks but haven't seen it elsewhere.
		Posted Jan 26, 2005 6:41 pm