An ATC AND a Gi-Gi in my opinion, is the best possible alpine setup. No fuss at the anchor, pull your partner up he/she doesn't have to clip in. have em fuck with the rack while you put em on the ATC, take em off the Gi-Gi when they are ready to go. Saves minutes per pitch and de-clusters the belay.
Agreed, thinking about the 5.8 chimney on CBR should bring a groan to anyone who's ever climbed it. hardest pitch on the climb fo sho.
Funny, I've done the NW face of N early twice and still, even with visual, have no recollection of that pitch. I remember tweaky 5.8 start, the nice steppy cracks past the trees, the o.w., the slab to the fun overhang, the summit scramble. oh well.
every climb scares me and I want my mom. I want your mom too though
i agree with crackers. get the cheapest pair out there with sticky rubber that fits and doesn't weigh over two pounds. they're all the same. But go big on the insole purchase to make up for the shoe.
Well i've seen recent pics of Colonial and Colfax, and it's amazing! how fast they melted out in just one week. I'm assuming greybeard has suffered much the same fate, but I haven't seen a pic as of recently.
Now don't give me too much shit about being lazy, if I lived closer, I'd be down to just go and see for myself. But gas is now well over $3/gallon. So if you've got a shot of greybeard from the past few days, lemee know please!
P.S. this route is one of those "anytime" climbs I think. Basically it gets mega sun and has nothing on top of it to melt. It would be a really fun spring climb if the sun's out