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MoapaPk - Apr 24, 2009 5:52 pm - Voted 10/10
16 years of lost chancesNever got there. Mike Hill used to rate that non-technical route as class 4. Was that purely because of exposure?
davebobk47 - Apr 24, 2009 7:50 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: 16 years of lost chancesOn my way up I got to one section that was so exposed I backed off and had to calm myself down. I had to step out on a ledge the size of my foot with over 500ft of air under me. The actual climbing there IMO was class 3 but I was hugging the rock. I wasn't looking forward to the downclimb but found a slab right next to the scary part that was a piece of cake. If you stay on route you can keep it to class 3 and the exposure really isn't too bad if you stay on route.
cftbq - May 26, 2013 12:01 am - Hasn't voted
very helpfulThis is an excellent route description. It helped me greatly.
davebobk47 - May 28, 2013 4:04 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: very helpfulGlad I could help. I liked this route because this looks like a very technical peak but very doable without rope.