Inferno 5.8
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| Type: | Trad, 4 pitches, 380 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.8 [details] |
| FA: | B. Anderson and W. Christian Aug 1972 |
| Submitted By: | lee hansche on Jun 2, 2007 |
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Me bro Evan on Inferno's classic hand crack
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Description Though it is a classic route on its own, the upper pitches are more perfect than the first, and I recommend Hotter Than Hell (5.9) to the ledge and finishing on the last 2 pitches of Inferno, this is THE classic link up on this part of the cliff. The true beginning is fun but a little wandering, not following a distinct feature. We will start from there though.
Pitch 0: Scramble on to the ledge below Atlantis. Scramble right then back left till you are comfortable on the ledge.
Pitch 1: (5.7) Climb up a groove, then on to a flake, and work your way left passing a pin and joining the big corner on the left for a few feet. Follow the crack to belay near a small tree. 130 FT.
Pitch 2: (5.4) Scramble left to gain a big tree ledge and walk along the ledge till you are under a beautiful crack system. Belay from here.
Pitch 3: (5.8) Follow a flake up past small tree until you can move left to a perfect crack. Jam this awesome crack to a belay ledge with a small tree. This crack is one of the best at the grade in the White Mountains. 100 ft.
Pitch 4: (5.8) Traverse left 10 feet to a steep flake system heading up and right, follow this to a few more exciting moves to the top of the cliff.
Pitches 3 and 4 can be combined as one long pitch but care must be taken to avoid rope drag. Most people just do them separately but I like the link up.
Rap with 2 ropes to the tree ledge, then another two rope rap to the ground.
Location Starts under the left-facing, corner system of Atlantis (5.10b). Wandering up a less than vertical face to the ledge before walking left for the upper pitches.
Protection Standard rack.
Another great view of the stellar hand crack at th...
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Looking climbers left along the traverse that star...
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On the last pitch of Inferno.
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BETA PHOTO: First pitch of Inferno, as best i could figure out...
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Ryan getting into the obvious crack on P2 (done as...
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Joshua Corbett follows Inferno's crack pitch.
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Joshua nearing the tree belay ledge atop Inferno's...
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Topping out on Inferno on a perfect late autumn da...
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Chinos representing atop Inferno.
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Joshua Corbett atop the Hotter Than Hell/Inferno l...
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By john strand
From: southern colo
Jul 14, 2008
| If not the best trad 5.8 in the state then I don't know what is. |
By Chris Norfolk
From: Fredericton, New Brunswick
Jan 5, 2010
| Agreed. Don't miss this climb. |
By Larry S
Jul 7, 2010
| Finding it: If you're standing below some blankish slabs with a bolt or two, you're too low, head left then scramble right onto the ledge.
P1 seems really contrived and is a bit difficult to follow. Just keep looking for the path of least resistance trending right then back left to the vertical section of the arching roof-crack. There was a small wasp nest in the bottom of the flake midway up as of early july, so be careful. Found 1 piton, 1 ratty fixed tricam, and a freshly fixed #1 camalot. Run it all the way to the trees on the ledge, no reason to stop and make it two pitches.
P2 - Awesome, 4 stars. Follow the obvious crack above the ledge.
P3 - Follow cracks and flakes starting left of the belay to a mantle at the top.
Descent - Walk left to a tree with slings and rings. Do two 2-rope rappels. If you only have one rope and you trust it enough, there is a single bolt with a quick-link in the middle of the first rap and a tree in the middle of the second. |
By Jeffrey LeCours
From: New Hampshire
Aug 21, 2010
| Just did the HTH to Inferno link up today and WOW! Great face climbing up crimps on HTH and an absolutely STELLAR crack up Inferno. It seems like it would be easy to do the top two pitches of Inferno in one shot... but the 3rd pitch belay ledge is such a nice position you might as well take a minute and appreciate the fantastic crack you just climbed. |
By Keyan P
From: Burlington, VT
Jun 26, 2012
rating: 5.8 R
| Found it to be more like 3 pitches, as P2 is just walking climbers left to a belay tree. Great climbing for the whole route, but P1 was most definitely R, fairly secure face climbing with thinly spaced gear and big fall potential until reaching the Atlantis corner. |
By joshua corbett
From: Alton NH
Oct 22, 2012
rating: 5.8
| It is possible to walk off left its not bad at all, we did it yesterday with our TC Pros on in wet conditions with ease |
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