"Got tight last night on absinthe and did knife tricks. Great success shooting the knife into the piano. The woodworms are so bad and eat hell out of all furniture that you can always claim the woodworms did it."
--Ernest Hemingway
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JoeyBagoDonuts - Oct 10, 2011 11:35 am Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2011
ClassicI agree with Mountain Jim, a bit stiff for 5.5 and long run outs. Fern Canyon and views from the summit are spectacular.
Brian C - Jul 27, 2011 8:04 pm Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2011
Last of theGlad to have the closures lifted a few days early this year. Headed out with my wife to finish the "Top 10" from Roach's guide. It seemed like this route isn't climbed a whole lot due to the healthy crop of lichen. The climbing was fun and sustained. The crux moves felt pretty thin for 5.5 but maybe it was just because I was 40ish feet above my last piece. This is a great route and deserves the top 10 rating.
Rappel beta: I extended the slings around the tunnel quite a bit to rap NW. Without the extension the rope has to be pulled around an edge of rock. The rope pulled like a dream and this is the way to go. It takes quite a bit of webbing (or trusting the old junk).
Mountain Jim - Dec 4, 2006 6:38 pm Date Climbed: Oct 10, 1990
East Face ClassicI might have been having a bad day, but I thought it was a little harder than 5.5 in a couple places ... and a wee bit unprotected. Of course, there is a good possibility I was off route.