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Madame Grunnebaum's Wulst -5.6 popular Average Rating = 4.43/5 Average Rating : 4.43 out of 5

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Rock
Gunks rack
Consensus Ratings
  Difficulty 5.6
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure 4.32/5
  Rock Quality 4.53/5
  Scenery 4.37/5
  Fun Factor 4.68/5

Description:

This is in my opinion the best of the 5.6's in the Gunks. I thought it beat High E. It has a hanging belay, beautiful views and a nice little ceiling at the end of the last pitch. Recommend skipping the first belay and going right to hanging belay. The climb can be done in 2 pitches. Starting at the crack and climbing up to the ledge rather then scrambling to the first belay makes for a better climb. A black Alien is buried in a crack shortly past the first belay. Don't waste your time-it is buried!

Submitted by: interniq on 2006-10-23
Last Modified: 2007-02-17
Views: 380
Route ID: 3103

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Ratings
  Difficulty
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: local_guy on 2008-07-26 (View Climbing Log)

5 out of 5 stars beautiful hanging belay

its all been said, but a great route

Added: 2008-08-28

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.6
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: fluffystuff on 2008-08-11 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars one pitch with 70m

this climb was just ok as a one pitch lead. it was much fun when i followed it last year and we stopped at the hanging belay.

Added: 2008-08-11

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  Difficulty 5.6
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Second Second ascent by: tigerlilly on 2008-07-18 (View Climbing Log)

5 out of 5 stars Awesome!

I like Madam G's better than High E mostly because all 3 pitches offer interesting and somewhat challenging climbing for the grade. We did this in 3 pitches because for some reason (full moon?) my reliable partner and I were both having some "head-case" issues. You don't have to hang at the "hanging belay"; there's a small but flat ledge for a good stance if you extend the anchor down a bit.

Added: 2008-07-18

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Ratings
  Difficulty 5.6
  Safety Rating G
  Exposure
  Rock Quality
  Scenery
  Fun Factor
Onsight Onsight ascent by: doubledare on 2007-05-14 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars great

I ran the last two pitches together to avoid the hanging belay. 60M rope is plenty

Added: 2008-07-14

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  Safety Rating G
Onsight Onsight ascent by: gaalsent on 2007-07-05 (View Climbing Log)

4 out of 5 stars nice

line. quick and fun

Added: 2008-07-09

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