TrogdortheBurninator Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 full TR: http://zclipped.com/?p=15 This beta photo should be about as useful as the Selected Climbs II topo was for us. Colt45 and I climbed the South Face on Sunday. After the obvious short crack from Nelson's photo, we had a nearly impossible time reconciling any features from the topo or the description. In particular, we never saw the invisible flake with 50 of chimneying. We ultimately climbed what seemed to be an obvious easy weakness on the face, passing a well used rap anchor. Where does the correct line go? Our line: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat_Roslyn Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 That is sweet. Did you see my ski tracks coming down Hook? That was an insane ski. Too bad you didn't have a little better weather. It is a nice place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrogdortheBurninator Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 The tracks were gone, but I can imagine it was a great ski run. What I cant imagine is how much it must have sucked to descend below the snow in ski boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Bummer that you may have to hike back in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony_Bentley Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 You were on the wrong route for sure. Quit wasting your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Your line goes left. I went right. It seemed to be what the book said it would be.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrogdortheBurninator Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 you went right after the short crack? Both CAG and Nelson say to go left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 you're talking about a shortish mellow route on the Mole or something harder? i did the SW face a few years ago, starting maybe 50 feet below a chockstone, traversing left on easy cracks to the top of a flake that you drop behind and down-chimney for like 15 feet, then a short 5.7 lieback before it backs off to low 5th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 you went right after the short crack? Both CAG and Nelson say to go left. I can't find my pics but I think we went up past your peak to the right of your eventual line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt45 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I can't find my pics but I think we went up past your peak to the right of your eventual line. Is this the way you went? The horn in the foreground broke off in my hand, and the climbing was pretty steep (5.10ish) Also can anyone identify these routes: Route 1 and Route 2. Both are located to the left of the south face route. Based on Beckey it looks like the right-facing dihedral is supposed to be 5.10+ and the left-facing one is 5.8, but it sure looks harder than 5.8 (or maybe the book said 5.9, I don't have it with me at the moment). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 It looks familiar but I can't say for sure. We were definately cruising 10's then and that pic looks sweeeeet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Dude. You are getting me all sweaty with the pic of Route 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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