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Variation (red) to East Face North Side.
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Looking back up at the easy scramble from the summit to the walkoff. Note the oblong chockstone in the gap next to the one where the scramble starts. This chockstone is to climber's right of the correct gap to take.
The rappel.
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Squirming Coil
Jul 7, 2009
“Variation (red) to East Face North Side.”  

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The route I took.
Just after getting on the face from the "horizontal horn" start, which I recommend. Stay right of large gully.
Recommended route and approximate belay station locations for a 60m rope. 3 pitches of 150-200 ft each followed by a final 75-100 ft pitch to the summit. View in full screen to read text more clearly.
This is the "horizontal horn" that marks the start of the route if you are following Roach's description.
A picture of where I built an anchor at the top of the first pitch. Note the large, knob-like protrusion sticking up out of the face about 50 feet up on the second pitch. I recommend going right of this protrusion to follow the easiest line.
Looking back up at the easy scramble from the summit to the walkoff. Note the oblong chockstone in the gap next to the one where the scramble starts. This chockstone is to climber's right of the correct gap to take.
Variation (red) to East Face North Side.
The rappel.
A GPS track showing the descent/walkoff path. Head north then northeast, keeping the rocks on your right as you switchback down the climber's trail. Eventually walk through a large, flat, sandy opening in the rock band, following more switchbacks E and S.
Water-worn chimney above normal start for EF North on First Flatiron. Makes for a fun variation.
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