Dolomite Tower Beta???

[brook_alongi]

Does anyone have any good beta on the Dolomite Tower on Mt. Baring?

 

The topo doesn't list a good bivy ledge, so I'm wondering if a ledge or hammocks are required. Is the top of pitch 6 a possible bivy ledge?

 

Thanks.

[Matt_Anderson]

Which route on Dolomite are you talking about? Pretty much all of them will get the benefit of some shallow caves which will protect you from light rain (and maybe more) on the huge bench at the start of the steep rock. After that, ledges are sparse. There's nothing that I remember past the "4th" pitch (they are almost all half rope length, so it's easier to link) on vanishing point. I didn't see much of anything to hang out on the other areas of the wall. Bringing a ledge up the approach slabs/schwacks would be horrific. If I was going to go that heavy, I'd probably hike to the top and rappel Vanishing point.

[brook_alongi]

I'm interested in the 5.9 A3 route in the back of the Sky Valley Rock guide, which doesn't have much info other than the topo.

 

It would seem to me that a bivy would be required if there's that much moderate aid.

 

I'd probably opt for hammocks if there aren't any good bivy ledges.

[Matt_Anderson]

Yeah, I wouldn't expect ledges except at the start of the real climbing. PM me if you want a ridiculously detailed description of the approach.

 

Be careful about the approach - there was a lot of rock fall up there a few years ago - the approach was littered with kitty litter. It cause Burdo to think the approach was no longer safe. I don't know if I'd go that far, but I'm sure that Burdo has been up there a whole lot more than anyone else in the past few years and you might want to contact him about any recent geologic activity.

[brook_alongi]

Thanks bud. Check you're PMs.

[Eerie]

yah, I heard the pucker factor on the approach is quite high.