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Favorite Solos in NA (free, aid, ice)


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I'm not much for soloing (broke both legs in redrocks once)but it's always nice to have a list for those last minute partner bailures.

 

What are your favorite solos in N.A.? Free, Aid, Ice, etc?

 

Mine:

Cirque Traverse in the Wind Rivers

Spaceshot in Zion

Cottonwood Traverse in SLC

West Slabs Mt Olympus in SCL

Pentapitch and Schoolroom in LCC

W.Ridge Twin Sisters in Bellingham

Ingalls Pk S. Ridge in L-worth

2nd Gully - Silverton Co (ice route)

Stairway to Heaven in Silverton, CO(ice rt)

Camp 4 cracks in Yos.

Diedre in Squamish

Olive Oil in Redrocks

 

I think these may be good:

Desert Shield

Leaning Tower

Kingfisher Col. Ridge

Titan Finger of Fate

Dike Rt. Middle Teton

 

Bad: The Fox in Redrocks

 

Even some you may have led, but in hindsight, a couple cams for "oh shit" moves, it would have easily gone sans partner

 

 

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Solo'd the Owen Spalding route on the Grand in the '80s... It was fun. The climbing's not that hard.

When I topped out who did I find on the summit? None other than Jim Donini and a guy he was guiding for Exum. We descended together and did the double rope rappel...

 

That, was a good day...

 

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The Northwest Arete on Sir Donald is my pick. A couple thousand feet of rock varying between 5.2 and scrambling. Technical climbing comes in steps not long sections, but the exposure is killer when you leave Uto-Sir Donald Col.

 

[img:center]http://inlandnwadventures.com/Adventures/SirDonaldAttempt/SirDonaldAttempt_026.JPG[/img]

 

A lot of climbing history too.

[img:center]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6QR0McKWUPo/TcOBqFZ7AyI/AAAAAAAABDY/OU6j-4vhU30/s800/Sir-Donald-Glacier.png[/img]

 

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West ridge of Forbidden

 

The Zipper on Lane Peak (winter)

 

North Face of North Index Peak (summer)

East Route, Main Index Peak

 

Great Northern Slab, Index

 

South Arete, South Early Winter Spire

 

South Face, The Tooth

 

West and NW Ridge Stuart

 

Beckey Route, Liberty Bell

 

North Ridge, Assiniboine

 

Regular route, Eisenhower Tower

 

N to S Traverse, Mt Colin

 

East Ridge, Edith Cavell

 

W Ridge, Pigeon Spire

 

Davis-Holland Lovin-Arms (rope solo)

Town Crier (rope solo)

 

Professor Falls (ice)

 

 

 

 

 

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