Z-Man Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 (edited) Trip: Early Morning Spire - Southwest Face Date: 9/14/2009 Trip Report: I read another TR on here that didn't care much for this route. I thought it was great. Doing it in September may have helped avoid the wetness which seemed to detract from others' experiences. A long two days worked just fine for us. I tried to save weight by not bringing crampons, but ended up chopping so many steps below the route that it would have been faster to just bring them. Lots of grass visible, but this was actually some of the best climbing. The tufts were easily avoided by stemming. I thought this short step was the hardest climbing, but was well-protected, and again the grass was easily bypassed with some footwork. The traverse around the corner was easily spotted and pretty damn cool. Getting off involved some moat shenanigans, but that's why we carry all these fancy tools, right? Edited March 27, 2011 by Z-Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtveld Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Very nice! Best pics of the actual climbing I've yet seen for this route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatboy Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Two days seems very speedy! Did you come all the way out to the car the same day you climbed the route? Great photos, thanks. Nice work Z-Man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Here, Here, that would be pretty fast for a slow poke like myself. I agree that this route is quite good and worth the walk. Solid, fun climbing at a reasonable grade, in a spectacular setting- what more can one ask for? As Nelson has indicated, and you, myself, and others have found, September is a great month to do this route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_Sjolseth Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Thanks for the great photos of a relatively obscure route. This is now on the list for this season.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friedrich Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Hell yes! What Tom said. And Curtvelt. Also, nice to see someone else is rocking the Scarpa Brios Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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