Routes : North America : United States : Colorado : Boulder Area : Flatirons - Green Mountain Pinnacle : North Face : Death and Transfiguration
Death and Transfiguration - 5.11b
Average Rating : 5.00 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 1
Route Summary | Ascent Notes (2)
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Standard Rack to a 3.5 friend; extra 2.5-3 friends.
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Description:
This is the obvious right-leaning crack/roof system on the North Face. Near the top, the route leaves the leaning crack (which continues as Transgression, 5.12-) and turns the upper-most roof at a spectacular notch. This is considered the crux of the route, although 2 lower sections feel similarly difficult. This route involves all manner of steep climbing, including under-clings, jug hauling, wild (and tricky) stemming and backstepping, and difficult hand and finger jamming. Look for some creative rests along the way. At the top, continue up the low-angle ridge to the summit of Green Mountain Pinnacle, where one can rappel 75-100 feet (depending on what kind of downclimbing you want to do) to the NW.
Submitted by: admin on 2003-10-31
Views: 599
Route ID: 43745
2 Ascents Recorded
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Classic flatirons
I think this route is more like 10d but I love it. I love imagining Roger Briggs saying screw this aid stuff and cranking up this in the 70's with his aiders flapping in the breeze.
Added: 2007-04-06
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I amazed myself by following the route cleanly. Felt easier than 10+/11- roofs I've done in Eldo--e.g., Vertigo, Art's Spar, Guenese, etc. Probably my favorite pitch in the Boulder area! Good thing, too, 'cause it took us an hour and a half of near-hopelessly lost bushwhacking to find the crag. The final bizarre, exposed, and though-provoking moves out the notch are about the coolest 10-15 feet of climbing I've ever done!
Witnessed by: Chris W.
Added: 2003-10-29
Added: 2003-10-29
