mvs Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 If you had just Sunday morning free, what would you do - Chair Peak East Face or Guye Peak Improbable Traverse and you live in a constrained reality where those are the only choices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 eat 50 GUs and drink 5 liters of water and do em both in a speed enchainment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 Eric8 and Slothrop enjoyed Guye. http://www.bodenner.net/~rkb/climb/guye-jun-28-2003.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric8 Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 guye definetly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvs Posted July 27, 2003 Author Share Posted July 27, 2003 50 GU packs...my body would never need to produce it's own mucus again... that picture from the traverse is really sweet...Guye it is then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvs Posted July 28, 2003 Author Share Posted July 28, 2003 Guye was great, thanks all! Only 3-4 pitches of "rock climbing," embedded in a lot of dirt scree and moss, but very worth the effort. The crack climbing on the pitch before the Improbable Traverse was great for it's solidity and steepness. The traverse had great exposure, especially as you round at least 2 corners wondering what's next. I took a digital camera and got some pictures, but they don't compare to Eric8 and Slothrop's. Above the traverse we alternated between trying to keep the climbing interesting and then scaring ourselves and giving in to piney ledge walks. One memorable short pitch I rated 5.7 X for delicate moves on a licheny vertical wall. This brought us to an alcove containing a fairly new chopped rope, which suited the mood (we carted it away). We climbed to the north summit directly rather than dropping into the gully. I did an idiotic 5.9+ R lichen variation on the left, but Theron came up on the right with a 5.6 lieback. We got home a few hours late, so it didn't quite meet the definition of a "morning trip," but the special person who cared was distracted by a piano and didn't mind. Whew! Here are some pics, first is the route as we did it: Here is a picture taken on the traverse looking back: Here is Theron on top: Note the disturbing, prehensile foot ( pre·hen·sile : adapted for seizing or grabbing): Random self portrait on the road hike, very thirsty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted July 28, 2003 Share Posted July 28, 2003 Nice job! That crack and the traverse are short, but so is the effort required to reach them. It's definitely a worthwhile day climb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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