Trip: Index Chimney Spectacular - Index Chimneys
Date: 10/18/2010
Trip Report:
So Mark and I did a number of routes at Index, and I was thinking today that 4 out of the 6 had some sort of chimney or off-width which is weird for Index and was a complete coincidence except for the fact that I like them.
So we warmed up in low 40 degree temps on Sagittarius. Nice little warm up. Mark wasn't feeling it so I cleaned on rap. Then we went searching for Private Idaho. I had been there before but we ended up at the top of Lookout Point, which was interesting in and of itself. We descended and found Hag Crag by accident. We could see Private Idaho but were lured into Hag Crag Crack a dirty 5.7 with a cool chimney feature. Mark tried but ran out of the right size of gear so I fired her off. Definitely dirty and only recommended for the adventurous. On rappel we noticed a sport line that looked pretty clean. Mark fired it off on top rope. I wanted to lead it, but the line is really weird. It basically shares a bolt with a 5.11d instead of following the obvious line. I wasn't feeling it so we moved on.
We were going to go straight to Magic Fern but saw Battered Sandwich, a sweet off-width to chimney and had to send it. It was sweet and I will go back and do it again. Then it was time for Magic Fern, which went great. Then back to Senior Citizens in Space.
Incredible climbing and weather. But dang I'm sore today.
Sorry no pics.
Here's an old one.
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