Sawtooths - Mt. Cramer-North Face- 5.11a C2- 8/13/2008
Posted By: skyclimb in Idaho
Trip: Sawtooths - Mt. Cramer-North Face- 5.11a C2-
Date: 8/13/2008
Trip Report:My friend Jimmy Watts and I sent this line. I have been eyeing it for a year now, and when I met Jimmy in the Bugaboo's this spring, I knew that the partner had finally arrived for this endeavor. Jimmy is from Boise, and I usually am around Idaho in the summers looking at timber, so plans were hatched.
I knew the line was steep, and I knew the rock should be solid, but when we got to the face the roofs, and dihedrals were so big, I have to admit we were a little apprehensive.
The line takes the obvious massive dihedral system for 3 long pitchs, and then works right through a roof out onto the face into another beautiful diheadral. From here blast straight up to the top.
Pitch 1- 5.10 C1 65 meters
Pitch 2- 5.10 C2- 59 meters
Pitch 3- 5.10 C2- 30 meters
pitch 4- 5.9 65 meters
pitch 5- 5.11a 58 meters
pitch 6- 5.7 ( a few moves) 55 meters
We don't know if this has been done before, all my research and talking with locals has turned up nothing. This route is sustained at the grades, the rock is immaculate, and is a real canidate for being freed ( we aided about 25 feet of the 1,000 ft.). I couldn't have asked for a more headstrong, solid partner. A very memorable day in the hillz!
Gear Notes:Doubles, with one #4 and #5 camelot....rp's very useful on crux free pitch
Approach Notes:Take the boat across redfishake, and hike about 6-8 miles to cramer lake.
