Water Dog

5.10d trad · 60 ft · ★★★☆

First ascent: Paul Van Betten, Jay Smith, Paul Crawford 1987

Description

Start where two thin cracks lead up to a bulge. Follow the crack up the right side of the bulge and past a roof, up to fixed anchors.

Location

This route is 10 feet left of Mercedes and 10 feet right of Mister Masters, where two thin cracks lead up to a bulge. This route climbs the right of the two cracks; Pit Bull takes the left crack.

Protection

Up to a #3.5 friend.

Access

The 13-mile Scenic Drive requires a timed-entry reservation October to May and has seasonal gate hours. Calico Basin and Kraft Mountain sit outside the Scenic Drive and need no reservation.

Wet rock: Aztec sandstone loses much of its strength when wet. Do not climb for at least 24 to 48 hours after rain or snowmelt, or holds break off and routes are permanently damaged.

More routes on Sunnyside Crags

• Pit Bull 5.10b
• Starless and Bible Black 5.9+
• Spring Break 5.11+
• Tie me Tightly 5.10-
• Cold September Corner 5.8
• Aesop’s Arete 5.9
• Mister Masters 5.9+
• Whipper 5.10
• Mercedes 5.11a/b
• Gotham City 5.12a
• Van Allen Belt 5.7 R
• Magellanic Cloud 5.9
• Meteor 5.11
• Shady Ladies 5.7
• Hot August Night 5.11- PG13
• Bad Day at Black Rocks 5.10b
• Blast From the Past 5.10-
• Whiplash 5.11
• Adapt and Overcome 5.8 PG13
• Mister Freeze's Face 5.10d
• Tarantula 5.12-
• Fork In The Road 5.8

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