Tuesday, November 22, 2005

11-22-05: Ishmael


Ishmael, v7 (A) & Fishmeal, v10 (B)

This overhanging boulder near Rainbow Road has two great problems on it. People initially tried to go straight up but a fall on the boulder at the base broke someone's leg. This project was known as the Jaw Bone and as far as I know it has never gone. Kent Schmitz figured out a way to head left (thereby avoiding the dangerous whale-like rock) and that is how Ishmael was born. Scott Frye then found a line of improbable holds heading left after the first move of Ishmael and dubbed it Fishmeal. Chris MacNamara's guide has a direct line to the end of Fishmeal and calls it Mandible, v9 although it looks rather unpleasant.

-Raza

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

ISHMAEL, ISHMAEL?????? YOU MEAN THE JAW BONE. TOM FERN DID THIS PROBLEM. HE KEPT THE NAME JAW BONE.

DUSTIN