We're giving this page a facelift!
Visit the previous versionto make edits.
Peak Mountain 3

Slippery When Wet

FA Kyle Hartung and Mike Selig
CREATED 
UPDATED 

Description

This is the longest trad route we have found at Whipps.  Start on an overhanging, usually wet, crack on the main corner left of Christ Died.  Once through the overhang, delicately traverse about 10' to the right then up a fun 5.6/5.7 hand crack to top out.  This route is pretty fun, and when combined in a day with leading the Hinckley Crack and Christ Died Crack makes a good day of cragging for a trad leader.  Note: we haven't been able to dig up any FA info other than ours, please let us know if you have been leading this route for years!

Location

See photos.  This is the main corner left of Christ Died when facing the main Christ Died Crack.  From Christ Died walk slightly down the hill past the downed tree to the corner where the entire wall turns direction.  You should see an overhanging 15-20' section of cracks then 10' right up higher another 15-20' of larger hand crack to the top.

Protection

Full set of cams from 0.75 to 3. Beware the first 20' as the crack is slippery when wet (usually wet) and may spit out cams!