Jens Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 At the rap from the base of the gendarme, how hard would it be to downclimb that section if travelling alone-- (5.7ish?) Any running water or ice in the gully right now? I remember climbing through it in mid August years ago and running into pure verglass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 From the gendarme the travese looked wet in spots on Saturday. No word on the down climb difficulty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatinoutliquor Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Hey Jens, I don't remember checking on the difficulty of the that section when we rapped by it a few months ago. I do think I remember it being quite vertical, and possibly even slightly overhanging? in a few spots. If you are planning on downclimbing that, rather than bringing a rope. I would say just skip it and climb the gendarme. I dunno, even if it is 5.7, wouldn't it be harder to downclimb that then upclimb the gendarme? Is that your intention? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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