The Gauntlet 

FA:  Colin Morehead Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.11 [details] Length:  9 pitches, 1000 feet, Grade IV Views: 156 page views Submitted By: Evan Stevens on Jun 17, 2008 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Falcon nesting closures are usually in effect from March 15 to July 31. MORE INFO >>> Falcon nesting closures are usually in effect from March 15 to July 31. See the BC parks website for more details: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/stawamus/ From the BC Parks site: Closed Climbs: Millennium Falcon, Sports Illustrated, Cloud Burst, Sea of Tranquility, Getting Down on the Brown, Supernaut, Clean Corner, Negro Lesbian, Crap Crags, Slow Dyke, Illusion, Planet Caravan, Warriors Wasteland, Freeway (above 5th pitch), The Big Slick, Brothers in Arms, Western Dihedral (4th pitch and above). Open Climbs: Arrow Root, Cleaning the Brain, Deadend Dihedral, Rutabaga, Sticky Fingers, Slow Duck, Time Passages, Freeway (to the top of 5th pitch) and Western Dihedral (to the top of the 3rd pitch). Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

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Description 

I haven't done it yet, only parts of it, but it is a new long route on the chief, a little scruffy in parts, but quality pitches to be had. See attached topo at http://www.quickdrawpublications.com/The%20Gauntlet.pdf

Location 

Left of Deadend Dihedral and right of Millenium Falcon. Walk off to the chief trail as per other routes in this area.

Protection 

Double set of gear from purple tcu to hand size, with a #4 and 5 camalot. Bolted anchors