Whiplash
5.11 trad · 60 ft · ★★★☆
Route 21 of 23 from left to right on Sunnyside Crags, with Meteor on its left and Whipper on its right. Sunnyside Crags has 23 routes, from 5.7 R to 5.12a; 3 are harder, and 3 others are the same grade.
First ascent: Paul Van Betten, Jay Smith, '87
Description
Way better climbing than it first appears. No joke. Climb the vertical crack by the tree up to the roof. Climb left out the roof, past a bolt on steep terrain to gain the short left leaning crack system.
Location
100 feet right of Cold September Corner, below the ledge for Meteor. The start of the route is a crack behind a tree.
Protection
Double rack to #2 camalot. Wires.
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
- Water Dog 5.10d
- 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-
- Adapt and Overcome 5.8 PG13
- Mister Freeze's Face 5.10d
- Tarantula 5.12-
- Fork In The Road 5.8