ERT (Echo Rock Traverse)  5.9

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Type:  Trad, 10 pitches, 1200 feet, Grade III Consensus:  5.9 [details] FA:  ACB: Brian Haugli & Mike Dannhardt (Oct 9, 2011) Season:  Spring, Fall, Winter Submitted By:  Brian Haugli on Oct 20, 2011 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: First attempt in 2009. Route in Blue (we escaped ...

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Full traverse of the Echo Rock cliff band. Starting below Cow Hoof and working downstream. The guys who did this first in the 40s/50s were beasts.

The 50m rope works better, as the pitchs need to be short to allow for the leader and belayer to communicate. The area has big alcoves and voices carry off quite a bit. So you try to be in eye sight of each other.

TR from first attempt: Echo Rock Traverse @ Great Falls, VA

More to come...

Location 

See photos for beta.

Protection 

What we used on the successful traverse:
50m 10.2mm rope
1x #0 BD C3
1x #1 BD C3
1x yellow alien
1x red alien
2x mid size Trango TCUs
1x #.5 BD C4
2x #1 BD C4
2x #2 BD C4
2x #3 BD C4
#1-8 DMM Walnuts
#4,#6,#8 BD stoppers
8x slings with 2 wiregates each
2x double length slings
4x quickdraws

Photos of ERT (Echo Rock Traverse) Slideshow

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BETA PHOTO: Looking at the first pitch, downstream.	BETA PHOTO: Crux 2nd pitch (5.9). Moving out left over water ...	BETA PHOTO: Moving through the crux to the belay ledge.
BETA PHOTO: Last pitch after 3rd/4th section. From here, hike...	BETA PHOTO: Topo from PMC Guidebook to Great Falls.	BETA PHOTO: Route Topo