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[TR] Mt. Garfield - Infinite Bliss 8/2/2010


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Trip: Mt. Garfield - Infinite Bliss

 

Date: 8/2/2010

 

Trip Report:

Climbed Infinite Bliss on Monday with my friend Chris from Colorado. He had a strong interest in the route and I had wanted to experience this wonderful/atrocious route for myself after hearing too many options on it.

Plus it is located in one of my favorite Cascade valleys. :)

 

We fired off the 23 pitches and 20 some odd rappels in 10.5 hrs by simul-climbing any pitches 5.7 or less leaving only 9 to pitch out.

 

The route is divided in 4 sections:

-lower slabs (simul-climb first 8 pitches)

-lower headwall (pitched out 3 linking 11 & 12)

-upper junky slabs (simul-climbed the next 5)

-upper headwall. (Pitched out the last 5 linking 19 & 20)

 

Overall, I had a very good time on route. The only crappy pitches are the the upper junky slabs.

The crux pitches were fun and engaging, but a little forced. I guess this is the reason it is a sport climb... that and the millions of bolts.

We found the celebrated 10a pitch to be a disappointment, while the 10c pitch and the last pitch (5.9) to be the most fun.

 

Descent was pretty easy to follow if you had a topo and were paying attention on the way up.

 

The slight inversion we experienced on Monday had us being chased by clouds for most of the morning.

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Lower slabs

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Chris finishing off the lower slabs

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Me atop pitch 7

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5.5 gully pitch #8

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5.10b pitch

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me leading the crux pitch

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5.10a pitch

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The upper valley below

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Views near the top looking down the valley

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Exposure much?

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1 more to go!

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Chris enjoying the views on top

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Our summit friend finds comfort in color

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Reflecting on the route as we leave.

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Thanks to Chris for taking great photos and being a super solid partner.

 

Gear Notes:

30 draws got us through the first 7 pitches simul-climbing, often skipping bolts.

 

 

Approach Notes:

steep trail for 30 mins. look for a cairn on your left 5-10 mins after the obvious washout.

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