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Chicken Skinner
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Sep 19, 2011 - 09:00pm PT
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Cross the river just upstream of where Cascade Creek hits the Merced River at Cascade picnic area(with the big deep slow moving water). Zigzag uphill for about ten minutes. The Viper is on the right end of the 400' wall that is right of the Rostrum. The Viper is just to left of the toe of that wall. Lots of good climbing there and more to do. I always called it the Cookie of the future.
Ken
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Sep 19, 2011 - 10:01pm PT
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A beautiful climb nicely executed! This is what "it's all about!"
To expound and expand on some of Jan's thoughts: if I were only 40 pounds lighter and 50 years younger...
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WBraun
climber
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Sep 19, 2011 - 10:14pm PT
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Climb to the top of the Cookie Cliff.
Top of Nabisco Wall.
From there do the "swan dive" into Merced river.
Swim across.
Bushwhack through tons of poison oak.
You have arrived ......
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Kalimon
Trad climber
Ridgway, CO
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Sep 19, 2011 - 10:27pm PT
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Footholds look plentiful in the final section . . . what a luxury in comparison with continuously smooth desert Wingate cracks.
Plug and chug . . . splitter or skitter.
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Alexey
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Sep 26, 2011 - 06:31pm PT
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Thanks Ken for approach info. We crossed river exactly where you said, but than went directly up to Jungle Gym and had a big Poison oak bushwhack. For those who want to go there and never been-
I'll have approach description with no Poison oak ( we found on our way back):
"The best to reach Jungle Gym is to park at Pat&Jack, cross the river just 200 feet upstream of where Cascade Creek hits the Merced River. In Low water it very easy cross - water below your knee. Than walk ~100 yards upstream tower the Rostrum about 45 degree relative to Merced river. As soon you cross power line it should be faint trail going uphill toward Jungle Gym now almost perpendicular to river. Trail bring you to the base of Flight Attendant."
Viper was deceptively looking way easier from the base of the p2 than it really is. Very overhanging- and you can see it from the top.
And it is really looks as the snake
Approach pitch is trash. Crawling via Bay tree branches
Here the goal of our trip- p2 - is very good and brutal
Very overhanging when look from the top
There are many good climbs there. Flight Attendant - overhanging hands/wide hands is very clean:
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
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Sep 26, 2011 - 07:25pm PT
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Good stuff, OP and Alexey. Killer thread. Fuel for fire.
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