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        • Day 44: School Yard 1
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          • Day 43: This Ain't the F'n Way!
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First Creek: Strawberry Hill

This Ain't the F'ing Way
SUMMARY HAIKU

WTF approach
Went wrong way, got an F.A.?
​Down climbed our ass off
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Well, you can't win them all. We planned to do "Squeeze of Lime" located on the far right end of Strawberry Hill and, damn it, we couldn't find the start!

We were close, but the approach descriptions in Mountain Project said 3rd class scrambling. So when we were met with either 5th class right away or a very exposed 3rd class traverse, we chose the traverse. But then we kept hitting 5th class walls and we were like, WTF?!

We knew the start of the climb was somewhere above us, but we weren't sure exactly where. So we just kept following the path of least resistance, climbing about 450 feet across traverses and up the 5th class terrain. It looked like there was a ledge at the top of where we were headed, so we decided to check it out and see if the ledge would take us to the start of the climb. To no avail. This is where the video below begins.

After nearly an 1.5 hours of climbing/traversing and a 1.5 hike in from the car, we knew time was against us and we were defeated. We were hoping that if we could connect with the climb, we could at least try to locate the approach we were supposed to do, but nope. So, we had to figure out how to get down. We looked around us and discovered the only way down was the way we came. So we down-lead about 450' exhausting feet... I think that's the most down-leading Rick or I have ever done. We were pretty freaking exhausted!
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Rick at the start of where the death-exposure traverse begins. We were already wondering what was up with this... for safety we roped up and left our big bags here. It was good we did.
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Stef leading what may be a first ascent... We knew we were off course but we were trying to see if a ledge above would connect us with the climb. It didn't.
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Stef down climbing the upper most section of the "mistake" approach. We ended up roping up and down-leading the remainder of the "retreat."

Climb Stats to Date

DATE OF CLIMB: June 7, 2020
​
WALLS HIT: 1
NUMBER OF CLIMBS TODAY: 0 (we ended up doing an F/A, but we didn't get one of the 5.7s done)
NUMBER OF PITCHES TODAY: 0 (3)
​NUMBER OF FALLS: 0
NUMBER OF TAKES: 0
VERTICAL FEET CLIMBED TODAY: 0 (450' up, 450' down-climbing = 900')

DIRTY UNDERWEAR ENCOUNTERED TODAY: 0
TOTAL CLIMBS SO FAR: 103
TOTAL PITCHES SO FAR: 141 (not counting the pitches we did today)

TOTAL 5.7 VERTICAL FEET ON THE TOUR SO FAR: 12,100'
NUMBER OF CLIMBS REMAINING: 134 (out of 237)

VERTICAL FEET REMAINING: 38,707'
FALLS SO FAR: 0
TAKES ON LEAD SO FAR: 
  • Stef – On Lead
    • WTF'r Miniwanka
    • WTF'r Lean & Languid
    • WTF'r Pauligk Pillar
    • WT Freak Out: 5.7 Freak Out
    • WTF'r Unknown left start to Datura
    • As a second:
    • WTF'r Too Many Tantrums
    • WT Fail: Pre Skool
  • Rick - On Lead
    • WTF'r Too Many Tantrums
    • WT Fork: The Ledger
​DIRTY UNDERWEAR ENCOUNTERED TO DATE: ​​​​​​​​​​​3
START & END TIMES:
  • Arrived Parking Lot: 7 a.m.
  • Arrived Where We LEft Approach Packs: 8:30 a.m.
  • Began: 9 a.m.
  • Back to Packs: 1:30 p.m.
  • Ate & Left for Car: 2:00 p.m.
  • Back at Car: 3:25 p.m.


​WTF 5.7 Tour: Red Rock Canyon- Climbs By Area

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General
The Plan
Managing the Desert Heat

Calico 1 (1ST Pullout)
Amusement Park
Day 17: Civilization 
Day 14: The Slab
Day 20: Panty Wall
Day21: Wall of Death & Hamlet
Day 24: Child's Play
Day 49: Ultraman
Day 50: Dog Wall & Fixx Cliff
Day 51: Tuna and Chips
Day 53: Viagra Towers
Day 59: Iron Man - Necco Waif

​Calico 2 (2nd Pullout)
Day 13: Meetup & Black Corridor

Day 28: Retirement Plan
Day 52: The Walrus, Running Man, & Sweet Pain
​Day 54: USS Crag & Tsunami Wall
Day 56: Great Red Book Wall
Day 66: The Gallery

​​First Creek Canyon
Day 40: Falling Stars & Bad Moon Arising
Day 42: Algae on Parade
Day 44: School Yard 1

Day 67: Smiley Face
Day 67: Romper Room Wall 2

Icebox Canyon (DONE)
Day 12: Sunnyside & Frigid Air Buttress
Day 39: Necromancer: Hop Route
Day 57: Tarkus Crack
Juniper Canyon
Day 16: Myster Z

Day 35: Mz. Why
​Day 64: Canola Cracks

Kraft Area
Day 6: Conundrum Crag
Day 7: Caligula Crag
Day 4: Three Peaks and Yin & Yang
Day 10: Winter Heat Wall
Mt. Wilson
Day 41: Limon
​
Day 72: Gentleman's Club (Silicone Sag)

Oak Creek
Day 37: Johnny Vegas
Day 65: Tan Line
Day 68: Byrd Pinnacle
Pine Creek

Day 22: Mescalito E - Too Many Tantrums
Day 23: Mescalito E - Pauligk Pillar
Day 27: Straight Shooter 
Day 31: The Abutment (Robin Trowel)
​Day 32-34: Flight Path
​Day 36: Birdland

Day 38: Diarrhea Dialect (Bullnose Wall)
​
​Day 48: Cat in the Hat
​Stick Gully
  • Day 31: Stick Gully 1 - Unknown L Start to Datura
  • ​Day 34: Stick Gully 2 - Prelude
  • Day 62: Stick Gully 3 - Box of Rain
​Day 63: Cookie Monster​
Day 69: Soloist Crack
Red Springs (DONE)
Day 1: Red Springs (Cut Your Teeth; Hide and Seek; Happy Acres)
Day 2: Red Springs (Cowlick, Cannibal)
Day 3: Red Springs (Dickies) 
Day 5: Moderate Mecca
​Day 8: The Fringe
​
​Day 9: Reptile Rock & near The Fox
​Day 45: Gnat Man
​Day 45: Gnat Man
Day 55: Coco Crag
Day 58: Riding Hood (In Through the Out Door)

Sandstone Quarry
Day 29: High Scalin'
Day 47: Man's Best Friend & Americrag

Day 52: The Walrus, Running Man, & Sweet Pain
Day 66: Hall of Fame

Southern Outcrops
Day 70 & 71: Chocolate Rocks 
White Rock Springs Area
Day 11: Angel Food Wall - Group Therapy
Day 25: The Ledger

​Willow Springs
​Day 15: Mother's and Outhouse
​
​Day 18: Mossy Ledges - Pussy Nuts
​
​Day 19: Mossy Ledges 2
Day 26: Graduate Cliff - Pre Skool
  • ​Day 46: Pre Skool Part Deux
  • ​Day 60 & 61: Pick Your Poison, Walk to School, & Finished Pre Skool
​Day 30: Gold Digger
Day 60: Ragged Edges - Footloose
​Day 61: Case Face - Space Case

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  • Map Details
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    • WTF 5..7 Tour - Red Rock >
      • General >
        • The Plan
        • Managing the Desert Heat
      • Calico 1 (1st Pullout) >
        • Amusement Park
        • Day 17: Civilization
        • Day 20: Panty Wall
        • Day 14: The Slab
        • Day 21: Wall of Death & Hamlet
        • Day 24: Child's Play
        • Day 49: Ultraman
        • Day 50: Dog Wall & Fixx Cliff
        • Day 51: Tuna and Chips
        • Day 53: Viagra Towers
        • Day 59 Iron Man - Necco Waif
      • Calico 2 (2nd Pullout) >
        • Day 13: Meetup & Black Corridor
        • Day 28: Retirement Plan
        • Day 52: The Walrus, Running Man, & Sweet Pain
        • Day 54: USS Crag & Tsunami
        • Day 56: Great Red Book Wall
        • Day 66: The Gallery
      • First Creek Canyon >
        • First Creek Slabs >
          • Day 40: Falling Stars & Bad Moon Arising
          • Day 67: Smiley Face
        • Romper Room >
          • Day 42: Algae on Parade
          • Day 67: Romper Room 2
        • Day 44: School Yard 1
        • Strawberry Hill >
          • Day 43: This Ain't the F'n Way!
      • Icebox Canyon >
        • Day 12: Sunnyside & Frigid Air
        • Day 39: Necromancer - Hop Route
        • Day 57: Tarkus Crack (Tiki Cliff)
      • Juniper Canyon >
        • Jackrabbit Buttress >
          • Day 16: Myster Z
          • Day 35: Mz. Why
        • Rose Tower >
          • Day 64: Canola Cracks
      • Kraft Mountain >
        • Day 6: Conundrum Crag
        • Day 7: Caligula Crag
        • Day 4: Three Peaks and Yin & Yang
        • Day 10: Winter Heat
      • Mt. Wilson >
        • Day 41: Limon
        • Day 72: Gentleman's Club - Silicone Sag
      • Oak Creek Canyon >
        • Day 37: Johnny Vegas
        • Day 65: Tan Line
        • Day 68: Byrd Pinnacle
      • Pine Creek Canyon >
        • Day 22: Mescalito E - Too Many Tantrums
        • Day 23: Mescalito E - Pauligk Pillar
        • Day 27: Straight Shooter Wall
        • Day 31: Robin Trowel (Abutment) & Stick Gully 1
        • Day 32-34: Flight Path
        • Day 34: Stick Gully 2 - Prelude
        • Day 36: Birdland
        • Day 38: Diarrhea Dialect (Bullnose Wall)
        • Day 48: Cat in the Hat
        • Day 62: Stick Gully - Box of Rain
        • Day 63: Cookie Monster
        • Day 69: Soloist Crack
      • Red Springs >
        • Day 2: Cowlick and Cannibal
        • Day 1: Cut Your Teeth, Hide & Seek, Happy Acres
        • Day 3: Dickies (Seems Like a Butt)
        • Day 8: Fringe
        • Day 5: Moderate Mecca
        • Day 9: Reptile & Fox Walls
        • Day 45: Gnat Man
        • Day 55: Coco Crag
        • Day 58: Ridinghood - In Through the Out Door
      • Sandstone Quarry >
        • Day 29: High Scalin'
        • Day 47: Man's Best Friend & Americrag
        • Day 66: Hall of Fame - Ms. Adventure
      • Southern Outcrops >
        • Day 70 & 71: Chocolate Rocks
      • White Rock Springs - Angel Food Wall >
        • Day 11: Group Therapy
        • Day 25: The Ledger
      • Willow Springs >
        • Day 15: Mother's and Outhouse
        • Day 18: Mossy Ledges - Pussy Nuts
        • Day 19: Mossy Ledges 2
        • Day 26: Graduate Cliff >
          • Day 46: Pre Skool Part Deux
          • Day 60 & 61: Graduate Cliff 2
        • Day 30 - Gold Digger
        • Day 60: Ragged Edges - Footloose
        • Day 61: Case Face - Space Case
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          • Quick Fixes
          • Kingsized Pullout Bed
      • Ultralight Exposure Protection Gear
    • For the Ladies >
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      • Women's Resources
    • Red Rock Canyon, NV >
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      • Mapping with Lady Lockoff
      • Vegas-epic-2
      • Vegas Mini-epic 3: Really?!?
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      • Gram Parsons' Logbook
      • Oh Shi*! Bees!
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