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arete aspirant
Intermediate climber
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 10, 2002 - 08:56pm PT
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anyone out there done this route? what kind of gear do i need? anything wide on it? please help!!
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Karl Baba
Novice climber
Yosemite
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Sep 10, 2002 - 10:27pm PT
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I soloed it once, roped up for the 5.8s. I don't remember anything too small or big needed. I'd bring a couple #2 camalots and a #3 to be on the safe side if you're a 5.9 climber or so.
The approach gripped me more than the climb since I went wrong in the gully that leads to the base of the real climbing. Once, you're there and it gets tough, go around left instead of dirt hummock mantling on the right!
Not super technical but pretty trad!
PEace
Karl
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accomplished areter
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 11, 2002 - 10:44am PT
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there is one short OW, which could use a #4 camalot if you aren't OW friendly.
After topping out stay high and keep going back until you see a sandy area on your left, and begin raps from there.
As Karl says, approach and descent are the crux and have led to at least one fatality.
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dufus
Novice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 11, 2002 - 11:02am PT
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I think that this is a great route, the approach and descent are involved. I don't remember needing anything other than the standard rack which one would usually bring on a 5.8. There were 3 parties on it when I did it about 5 years ago, which was surprising.
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