Type: | Trad, Alpine, 10 pitches, Grade IV |
FA: | Greg Lowe, Jeff Lowe, 1972 FFA: Jeff Rhodes, 1990s |
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Shared By: | Clint Cummins on Jul 20, 2007 · Updates |
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Access Issue: Please use WAG bags for human waste and pack it out! See request from the Wilderness Ranger in the Sawtooths.
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Hello! I am a current Wilderness Ranger In the Sawtooths and would like to propose adding using wag bags to the description for the elephants perch. We are seeing increased visitation from both climbers and hikers and the impact of human waste is really piling up. While it is not a current Forest Service regulation, I believe we, the climbing community, can lessen our impact on this fragile area by packing out our human waste. Wag Bags are not currently available in Stanley.
Description
A stunning line with superb position above a steep wall with blank rock to either side.
The first pitch of this route has a series of crux sections each getting a little more difficult as you progress on the pitch. After that, many fun 5.9 and easy 5.10 pitches up the single crack follow. Eventually it traverses onto the moderate upper pitches of the Beckey Route.
p1 was originally done by Fred Beckey, et al, then bolted and freed in the 1990s by Jeff Rhodes.
The first pitch of this route has a series of crux sections each getting a little more difficult as you progress on the pitch. After that, many fun 5.9 and easy 5.10 pitches up the single crack follow. Eventually it traverses onto the moderate upper pitches of the Beckey Route.
p1 was originally done by Fred Beckey, et al, then bolted and freed in the 1990s by Jeff Rhodes.
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