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Regular NW Face - 5.9 A1 popular
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Description:
Great route, that goes all free with some variations. Good, easy aid climbing and lots of good free climbing. The Death Slabs approach is relatively tame.
Submitted by: benjo on 2008-03-26
Views: 1759
Route ID: 4953
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| Difficulty | 5.12a A1 |
| Safety Rating | PG13 |
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Hang Dog ascent by:
One of the best
suberb climbing throughout. Well, there is the traverse. In 94 this required a bivy. Second time around 02 7 hours. Freeclimbed all but the aid ladder. First 11 d crux on zig zags hard, second one a bit easy.
Added: 2009-10-15
| Ratings | |
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| Difficulty | 5.10c A1 |
| Safety Rating | G |
Onsight ascent by:
Half Dome In a Day
Climbed in a day with Gray and Phil. Can't wait to do it again.
Added: 2008-10-25
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| Difficulty | 5.10a A1 |
| Safety Rating | PG13 |
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ina day
in a day w/ Cullen Kirk mid may 2008 12 hours base to summit.
Added: 2008-05-31
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| Difficulty | 5.1 |
| Safety Rating | G |
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| Rock Quality |  |
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My first grade VI
It seemed like one party/day was on this route over the last week or so.
Slabs approach beta: the 2nd last fixed rope has only 1 bolt. Someone should replace the other broken one. Also, it's wet and very sketchy getting between that fixed rope and the final one.
We almost got killed by rockfall at the bivy. There is lots of loose rock on the route, and anyone hauling would pose a considerable hazard to parties below. Had we not ducked behind a large tree I wouldn't be writing this. Bivying as far uphill as possible will minimize, but not eliminate rockfall hazard.
There is lots of garbage and even unburned TP (idiots!)around the bivy site. We hauled out a full bag of garbage and burned some of the TP. If every party helps a little it would make the bivy much more pleasant.
There is a black fixed rope on P1 that should probably be removed - it looks like it's been there a while.
Good belay ledges all the way make this a very pleasant route.
We fixed the first 3 pitches and then went for it the next day. A full moon greeted us on top.
There is a large, sketchy snow slope to cross to get back to the bivy. It's low angle but hard and the consequence of an unchecked slide would be disastrous.
Slabs approach beta: the 2nd last fixed rope has only 1 bolt. Someone should replace the other broken one. Also, it's wet and very sketchy getting between that fixed rope and the final one.
We almost got killed by rockfall at the bivy. There is lots of loose rock on the route, and anyone hauling would pose a considerable hazard to parties below. Had we not ducked behind a large tree I wouldn't be writing this. Bivying as far uphill as possible will minimize, but not eliminate rockfall hazard.
There is lots of garbage and even unburned TP (idiots!)around the bivy site. We hauled out a full bag of garbage and burned some of the TP. If every party helps a little it would make the bivy much more pleasant.
There is a black fixed rope on P1 that should probably be removed - it looks like it's been there a while.
Good belay ledges all the way make this a very pleasant route.
We fixed the first 3 pitches and then went for it the next day. A full moon greeted us on top.
There is a large, sketchy snow slope to cross to get back to the bivy. It's low angle but hard and the consequence of an unchecked slide would be disastrous.
Added: 2008-05-21
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| Safety Rating | G |
w/TB in a day
done after the w/e nose was climbed
Added: 2008-03-05
