DET Posted Sunday at 10:35 PM Posted Sunday at 10:35 PM Did a nice variation to the Reid a couple weeks back. The business was all in the first belayed pitch. A fairly steep full length pitch consisting of steps of rock, rime, and ice. Thankfully broken up by more gentle terrain. Required a mixed bag of tricks and pro. Sadly we only had screws and pickets since we intended to go up the standard left Reid route but saw this and did it on a whim. Some nuts would have been nice. There were steps kicked in going up to the base of the first pitch, but it appeared whoever put that booter in turned around without doing the climb. There wasn't obvious evidence of people having climbed it recently. Anyway it was really fun, though harder than expected! Looking up at the first pitch: Climbing the first pitch: Looking down during the first pitch: Approximate route: 1 Quote
OlympicMtnBoy Posted Monday at 07:55 PM Posted Monday at 07:55 PM (edited) Rimey good fun! Edited Monday at 07:56 PM by OlympicMtnBoy Quote
SeaLevel Posted 20 hours ago Posted 20 hours ago (edited) This is one of the standard, oops I should have zigged and not zagged variation. Guess how I know? I was not the first and the OP will not be the last. Getting on the Castle Crags ridge line sooner is quite "interesting" as the drops on both sides helps one focus. Edited 20 hours ago by SeaLevel Quote
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