[TR] Springbok Arete, Les Cornes - 8/27/2011

[wayne]

Trip: Springbok Arete, Les Cornes -

 

Date: 8/27/2011

 

Trip Report:

Every now and then, I run across a route that challenges me to the near-fullest.

 

I cant think of more that 10 free routes that I have done that compare to SBA in terms of difficulty and length. A few come to mind: Sunshine on Snowpatch, Scenic Cruise in the Black Canyon, and Liberty Crack are in the same league. The league or 2 above these routes would be the Nose on El Cap. Hard, classic, and exhausting climbing from start to finish, nearly every pitch must be taken seriously. In this case we did 15 pitches of outstanding crack climbing up the Southeast Face of Les Cornes. The route must be started by doing the the first 3 pitches via the Sprungc_ock Erect start. That makes it a full day of steep fun. Easily one of my favorite routes of all time.

More on blog below.

 

[mountainsloth]

wow, that is saying something Wayne. Makes me reconsider my worthiness of such a route

Nice work.

[wayne]

You could do it, just be in kickin trad shape.

[layton]

on the crux wide crack, I kicked the #5 cam out with my foot after committing to the upper crack...i'll never forget that.

 

nice job lane and wayne!!