Eric K Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Trip: Mamie Peak - Ellation Date: 8/28/2014 Trip Report: Ian and I climbed Ellation on Thursday. It was a great route with fantastic scenery all around. Really fun climbing the whole way through, especially if you are into slab stuff. The route itself took 7 hours with a lazy pace and a few rope issues. We went car to car in 10 hours with a long lunch in a beautiful spot. This link has the good info on it. cascade climbers On the decent you need to be real careful of the rope eater flake at the top of pitch 6. It got us so Ian climbed the pitch, freed the rope and then down climbed it. Also at the start of pitch 4 the is a small wasp nest that seemed to be abandoned. We saw no activity from it. Gear Notes: Lots of small stuff, doubles to 1" and a single red and yellow C4 are good. We place no nuts. 70m rope is needed for rappels. Lots of draws, like 10. Approach Notes: Once you get into the woods there is a "trail" which is pretty easy to follow, and flags are still marking the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dberdinka Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Good to hear that the route's getting some traffic and staying clean. Though I'm surprised the trail is still discernible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainsloth Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Cool! Always wanted to check this route out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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