Type: | Trad, 150 ft (45 m), 2 pitches |
FA: | Bonnie Prudden, Norton Smithe, 1953 |
Page Views: | 9,075 total · 41/month |
Shared By: | John Peterson on Feb 27, 2006 · Updates |
Admins: | Morgan Patterson, M Santisi, chris vultaggio |
Description
One of the better 5.4s in the Gunks; a long approach and undistinguished first pitch keep the crowds away.
This climb is at the far end of the Trapps, almost at the S-turn in the carriage road, about a 25-min. walk from the Uberfall.
Look for a buttress just to the right of the broken area that marks Roger's Escape Hatch. Scramble up to the right of this buttress, following the yellow blazes, to the true base of the cliff, and then up a steep hill behind it, to a large ledge that is covered in pine needles, and has a huge right facing corner at the end. Leave your bags here, and scramble up and left to the top of the buttress, which is where the first pitch starts.
P1: Starting at the top of the buttress, step across the gap and climb easily up somewhat vegetated slabs aiming for a ledge with a few trees on it. From there, traverse right along a ledge, and then take the path of least resistance to another ledge with a huge tree on it, and a bolted belay/rap station. 5.0, 100'.
Alternatively, climb the first pitch of Casa De Mi Padre to the bolted anchors, which is 5.6, and around 80 feet long.
P2: Climb straight up clean, aesthetic white rock to the top and another bolted belay/rap station. 5.4, 100'. There are some hollow flakes on the upper portion of this pitch.
Descent: top of both P1 and P2 have bolted anchors. Alternatively, top out and descend Rodger’s Escape Hatch. If you decide to do this, you may want to consider leaving your bags at the base of Almost Pure and Simple, so that you won’t have to scramble to the base of the climb again.
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