Molar Tooth NE Chimney or NE Arete

[lunger]

Anybody checked these out or actually climbed 'em?

 

I'm particularly interested in 1) rock quality, and 2) whether there are enough chockstones in the chim to make protection w/ smaller gear possible.

 

"possible" defined: can protect at the chockstones (or any smaller cracks) every 20-30 feet during the (Beckey: "hard and sustained") 5.9 sections; longer runouts okay if moderate climbing.

 

thanks in advance.

[Gary_Yngve]

Sorry, all I can do is provide the gratuitous mountain porn.

 

[pope]

Fletcher told me the Issue 119 route was fairly sound and nicely exposed, and I imagine the rock on the NE Arete is similar. I've done the N. Ridge which featured solid, easy climbing (move of 5.8?).

[lunger]

thanks for the great pic and info., fellas. so no news on the chimney? looks and sounds cool. cool would be the order for the weekend.