Little Annapurna, south face

[rob]

Anybody done this route? How was the rock? What was your descent?

 

TIA

[JensHolsten]

I think I've done the route...you can climb anywhere on the face (for the most part) at a moderate grade. The rock was nice and the way I went seemed to be about 5.5 to 5.6. I know there is a yoder 5.10 somewhere there...but the line certainly did not jump out at me. The descent is an easy stroll of the backside. The way I approached seemed to be a lot of hiking for a little climbing and I am sure there is a way to hike up the descent a bit then scramble in to the base of the face. I dropped down from the lakes (I don't know what they are called, sorry) and climbed scree and gullies for quite a long ways to the base of the face. This took much longer than the climb itself...there has to be a better way.