Open Book - Tahquitz

[kevinoregon]

I have a question about the Open Book route in Tahquitz. We were standing at the bottom of it last week and my partner says the guide says that several 3"" to 4"" pieces are handy. Not required, but handy. It has always been my experience that there is a difference between handy and requrired, so I want to go since we have at least 3 pieces of that size, but he will not. So the question is: Can this climb be adaquately protected with just a few of the larger sizes?

[pink]

what's the question?

[layton]

Yes it can.

[goatboy]

Do you want to know specifics about this climb in particular -- or are you asking a more general question like, "should we have just gone for it anyway?"

 

I climbed Open Book with one #4 Camalot and one # 3, I think, back in the day -- and yes, it would have been nice to have had another big piece -- but did I find a way to make it go? Yes. And I bet you probably might have, too.

[kevinoregon]

"should we have just gone for it anyway?"

 

Yes, this is exactly what I wanted to know, thx

[gmknight]

you should have gone for it. like goatboy, i did it with a #3 and #4 and didnt feel underprotected. you can always walk you gear up the route.

[goatboy]

I kinda remember the hard part being right off the ground on P.1 -- the rest of the dihedral decreases in angle the higher you get....is that right?