Routes : North America : United States : California : Bishop and Eastern Sierra : Whitney Portal : Whale, The : Bony Fingers
Bony Fingers - 5.10c
Average Rating : 4.50 out of 5Route sequence (left to right):
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (2)
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3 ea .5"-.75", a couple micro nuts. For second pitch bring some medium cams, too.
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Description:
A beautiful line up the Whale. A little bit of face climbing leads you into a gorgeous finger crack which continues all the way to the top. Can be done in two pitches with a 60M rope if you take the first pitch to a stance at the arete.Descent Options:
Bolted anchors at the top allow you to rappel off the left side of the Whale with two ropes.
Submitted by: snowey on 2007-08-06
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Route ID: 87576
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Difficulty | 5.10c |
Safety Rating | G |
Onsight ascent by: snowey on 2007-08-04
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amazing route.
Did this route in 3 pitches with nate before getting on mithral dihedral the next day. Fantastic line with an amazing crack the whole way up.
Swapped leads where I led the middle pitch, and definitely want to go back to lead the other pitches.
Swapped leads where I led the middle pitch, and definitely want to go back to lead the other pitches.
Added: 2007-08-07
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Difficulty | 5.10c |
Safety Rating | G |
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Onsight ascent by: glahhg on 2007-08-04
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Did this route in 3 pitches with Shay the day before we did Mithral. The crack and knobs are AMAZING.
Gear: 3 each blue and yellow, 2 orange TCUs, One .75 camalot, optional 1 camalot, some tiny nuts.
Gear: 3 each blue and yellow, 2 orange TCUs, One .75 camalot, optional 1 camalot, some tiny nuts.
Added: 2007-08-06