?? re: upper pitches left of Birds of Prey

[McToasty]

My partner and I climbed the first three pitches of Birds of Prey in Squamish last weekend - up to the fourth class section. Then, we went a bit amiss and instead of heading up the final crack and chimney pitches, we went straight up a finger crack in a left corner (bolted stance at bottom of corner) to a set of bolts and then up a thin crack to a pod to a sloping ledge with a bolt to the top. Both pitches felt sort of, um, hard. So, after realizing our mistake and noting that they weren't listed in the Squamish Select guidebook, we went to the store in town to check out the full guidebook. Unfortunately, there is no mention of these pitches there either.

 

Anyone out there have any knowledge of these two pitches?

 

Thanks!

[Blake]

http://www.squamishclimbing.com/squamish_climbing_bb/viewtopic.php?t=1954

[McToasty]

Thanks for the info. To those interested in climbing these pitches of Birds of the Sun, it is still a bit dirty/lots of lichen and not super easy to protect - bring TCUs for the lower pitch and small nuts for the last pitch.

[G-spotter]

There are also topos in MEC and Climb-On in the new routes books.

[jmace]

Ya I heard its a crap Barley route.

[Cairns]

Thanks for the info. To those interested in climbing these pitches of Birds of the Sun, it is still a bit dirty/lots of lichen and not super easy to protect - bring TCUs for the lower pitch and small nuts for the last pitch.

 

 

To those who might look at the topo of Astride My Indian Queen, it is a black chimney, not a blank or blind chimney (as I thought). For anyone who is tired doing of the corner/traverse on Birds of Prey at that point I suggest the obvious alternative to the left.