pu Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Trip: Lexington and NEWS - East Face and Northwest Corner Date: 7/6/2010 Trip Report: No need to rehash all the details as there are plenty of TR's out there far more wicked sick than this one. East Face of Lexington. No special approach hardware needed right now. Snowfield was crossed in approach shoes. The route is dry and in great shape. 70m Rope made for lots of linked pitches. 2x4's still in place in the offwidth along with some nice shiny bolts that almost negate the need for any big gear. We did use the big cam on the last 5.8 offwidth pitch. So if you wondering it would be very useful to have a C4 number 5. One short rap later and we're on the NW corner of NEWS. Also in great shape and dry. The better of the two climbs for the day IMHO. Nothing larger than a 4 C4 required but since we had the 5 we used it. Go get em'. Gear Notes: C4 #5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 That's a good link up. Interesting to start way down low by the road, climb two spires, and finish on top of NEWS. I think having a big piece for those undercling flakes on NEWS is a great idea. Any pics of E Face Lexington? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crillz Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I think having a big piece for those undercling flakes on NEWS is a great idea. My buddie took the ride off the last undercling. We linked the corner with the tree to the block with all the slings, so had a lot of rope out - think he was glad he stuffed a #5 as high as possible - he almost touched that little ledge about 20' down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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