Clem's Folly 5.7
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| Type: | Trad, 13 pitches, 120 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.7 [details] |
| FA: | Dick Ingraham & Clem Ota, 1972 |
| Submitted By: | Aaron Hobson on May 8, 2006 |
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Looking up at the crux-dihedral.
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Description The first pitch dihedral of this 3 pitch route has stellar climbing and can easily be done on its own. From first appearances though this climb can be easily overlooked. The bottom half of the first pitch climbs up a moss filled gully and is not exactly appealing. However, once the dihedral is obtained the climbing is superb. The dihedral offers intermittent flaring hand/finger cracks and requires creative stemming and smart gear placement.
P2 heads right towards an old 1/4" bolt about 15' away and keeps going right until a dihedral is encountered. Cut right under a roof at the top of the dihedral to a belay stance above a large boulder. P3 follows a 25' hand-crack to another ledge and then easy 5th class scrambling to the summit.
Location The base of this climb is near the clearing at the bottom of the descent gully for Glad We Came. Either start directly from the left edge of this clearing, or bushwhack 15' further east and climb directly up to the dihedral.
Protection Standard rack. The anchor at the top of P1 is a new 1/2" bolt with a rap-ring, backed up by a piton.
BETA PHOTO: Mike Edmond at the base of Clem's Folly. The dihe...
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By Reed Cundiff
Sep 13, 2010
| This climb was put up by Dick Ingram and Clem Ota. It is so named because Clem took a bad fall on it. Both of them showed up at the Southwestern Mountaineer part at the Pizza Boulders that afternoon. Clem looked much the worse for wear |
By ascender30
From: Columbia, MD
Mar 14, 2011
| The Dihedral of the first pitch is certainly worth doing, but unless you need to get to the top of The Citdael, I suggest rapping down from the top of P1. If you do top out, head left (South) about 60' and find rap anchors on a slab at the top of the gully that is South around the BIG corner from Clem's Folly. Double-Rope rap down into the gully, then SLOG down and bushwack across to the Clem's Folly start (not recommended). |
By Reed Cundiff
Nov 29, 2011
| Saw Clem Ota on 25 November when he came by for Thanksgiving dinner at son Charlie's place. Looks older than 1972. |
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