White Punks On Dope

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White Punks On Dope

White Punks On Dope.

A three-day Memorial Day Weekend. Our first choice, Montana, had a shitty forecast; too early for the Sawtooths; too late for Moab. Looking for a dog-friendly, multi-pitch destination took us back to The Needles of southern California and the only route we knew of that could be approached from below. White Punks On Dope was indeed pretty fun (that 4th pitch is a blast) and surprisingly we were the first party at the base that morning. Back home at lunchtime on day 3.

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OK, let’s go for The Needles (May 2018).


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Yo – get me three bags of beef jerky and a Redbull.


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Voodoo Dome – home to White Punks On Dope (May 2018).


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The final 50 feet to the base of the climb involved some A0 moves for Benny…


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Starting up pitch 1 of White Punks On Dope (May 2018).


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Some fantastic 5.7 crack (May 2018).


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Shirley following pitch 1 of White Punks On Dope (May 2018).


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Views of the Sierra foothills (May 2018).


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Shirley at the first belay on White Punks On Dope (May 2018).


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Shirley on the short pitch 2 (May 2018).


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Starting up pitch 4 – the highlight of a superfine day out on the rocks (May 2018).


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Higher on the same pitch (5.8; May 2018).


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Looking down from somewhere along the fantastic pitch 4 dihedral (May 2018).


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At the start of the short layback near the top of pitch 4 (May 2018).


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Shirley following the wonderful pitch 4 of White Punks On Dope (May 2018).


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The spectacular Warlock formation as seen from White Punks On Dope on Voodoo Dome (May 2018).


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So fun that pitch is (May 2018).


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The exit layback of pitch 4 (May 2018).


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Shirley at a belay atop pitch 4 of White Punks On Dope (May 2018).


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Leading the slab of pitch 5 (May 2018).


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Shirley starting up the pitch 5 slab of White Punks On Dope (May 2018).


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Unknown climber on the summit of Warlock Dome (May 2018).


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More of Shirley on pitch 5 slab (May 2018).


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Topping out (May 2018).


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Leading the splitter crack on the 6th and final pitch of White Punks On Dope (May 2018).


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Unknown climbers on the Imaginary Voyage route on Warlock Dome – looks fantastic!!


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Higher on the final pitch (May 2018).


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Hiking the summit ridge of Voodoo Dome in search of the rap station (May 2018).


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Unknown climbers on the 4th pitch of White Punks On Dope (as seen during our hike down; May 2018).


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Back at the base and reunited with Benny (May 2018).


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Hiking down with Voodoo Dome partially visible behind the trees (May 2018).


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Time to go home (May 2018).


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The main formations of The Needles (May 2018).


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That’s no rain.


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A little dip in the Rogue River of southern Oregon on the drive home (May 2018).

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