[TR] Kangaroo Temple - Northwest Face (II 5.7++ R)

[Nick Sweeney]

I thought this route was about as legit as a grade II 5.7 gets.

 

Full TR here: https://spokalpine.com/2023/07/25/kangaroo-temple-northwest-face-ii-5-7-r/

[Matt_Alford]

Agreed on the 5.7 r rating on this one.  I took a 50 foot factor two fall on the second pitch about 25 years ago.  The tree in your first photo and a good belay kept me from much worse outcome.  

[Nick Sweeney]

On 8/29/2023 at 8:18 PM, Matt_Alford said:

Agreed on the 5.7 r rating on this one.  I took a 50 foot factor two fall on the second pitch about 25 years ago.  The tree in your first photo and a good belay kept me from much worse outcome.  

God damn! I was so scared on the first pitch that I didn’t even notice the second one being badly protected, though it totally was in retrospect.