[TR] Clearwater Wilderness - Summit Lake Ridge FFA 9/5/2011

[farflung]

Trip: Clearwater Wilderness - Summit Lake Ridge FFA

 

Date: 9/5/2011

 

Trip Report:

First Family Ascent, that is--on Labor day weekend a new route was established on the crags above Summit Lake in the Clearwater Wilderness area. The route was put up in the most impure alpine style possible—first I cleaned it up on rappel, then sent up the 5 to 9 year olds up on top rope to suss out the harder moves, with each kid establishing a new high point. Finally after my brother in law TR’d the whole thing in tennis shoes, I placed a few pieces and pulled through the 5.5+ crux on lead. Phew.

 

 

Though the technical portion of the climb is only 50 feet or so, I’m giving it a grade IV considering the difficulty of coaxing/carrying the necessary grade schoolers and their requisite climbing gear, pillow pets, marshmallows etc. up the approach trail.

 

 

Contributing to the route development and beta gathering were: Sequoia, Elias, Brisa, Jasper, Melody and Zac. Viva la familia!

 

Edited September 18, 2011 by farflung

[curtveld]

Cool, a nice clean crag out in the woods with no crowds!

 

And another good example of why the the Kids forum should have a TR option.

[JasonG]

Here, here, I'll second that motion. All in favor of TR's in the Kids forum?

[Stefan]

awesome! good show!

[Captain panther]

nice work! that ridge is awesome!