Hellevator Shaft  5.10 R

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Type:  Trad, Alpine, 3 pitches, 300 feet, Grade II Consensus:  5.10 [details] FA:  Alan Sanderson & Brian Smoot, Aug. 2009 New Route:  Yes Season:  summer Submitted By:  bsmoot on Aug 15, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Route location. We approached from above.

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Description 

Hellevator Shaft ascends the prominent offwidth/chimney system when viewed from the west.

Pitch 1 - climb a short wide crack to a loose sloping ledge. We belayed on the right, behind a large detached flake.

Pitch 2 - Ascend a short steep, shallow crack 8' left of the belay to a ramp. Move left and up to ledges at the base of the main crack. (5.10 R) These 2 pitches can easily be done as one.

Pitch 3 - Ascend the steep chimney/offwidth to the top (5.9 or 5.10)... The last section overhangs, making this pitch one of the wildest on the Castle.

We climbed this route in traditional ground up style. There is definitely a Canadian Rockies feel here! No bolts were placed.

Location 

West end of the Castle. Start at the base of an offwidth crack...see photo

Protection 

1 set of nuts, 2 sets of cams up to 5", plus one 6" piece. A few pins may be useful, but they're not mandatory.

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Green lines connect the cracks