Mean Green  WI5

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Type:  Trad, Ice, Alpine, 7 pitches, 900 feet, Grade IV Consensus:  WI5 [details] FA:  Doug Birkholts and Todd Cozzens Season:  November thru February Submitted By:  Alan Searcy on Jan 26, 2006 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (20) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

First pitch of Mean Green, a CLASSIC not to be mis...

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As you're driving in, this is one of two obviously great lines across the Shoshone River. Mean Green's first pitch is the long, thin line 1/2 mile left of the wider High on Boulder/Moonrise flow. Up high on the right side of the drainage above pitch one and all the rock bands, you will see an incredibly wide flow of leprechaun-green WI 3.

Park at the end of the road, take the trail around the fenced in ranch, cross the river and hit the riverbank trail. Take the trail down to the Mean Green drainage and hike uphill. The approach looks short and sweet........

Pitch 1: 65 meters of WI 4.
Pitch 2: 40 meters of WI 4-.
Pitch 3: 30 meters of WI 3+.
Pitch 4: 35 meters of WI 5.
Pitches 5,6,7 are roughly 140 meters of WI 3.

Rap the route on V-threads and the occasional bolt and bring a headlamp.

Protection 

Ice screws; shit-can your rock gear for this one.

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BETA PHOTO: 4th or 5th pitch on Mean Green	Mike on the 3rd pitch of Mean Green.	Kevin following the 2nd pitch of Mean Green
Kevin leading the 1st pitch of Mean Green.	Diamond Dave on the 4th pitch of Mean Green.	BETA PHOTO: Crux 4th pitch, second weekend in December
BETA PHOTO: Does this look like WI4??? Second weekend in Decem...	BETA PHOTO: Upper pitches of Mean Green	BETA PHOTO: Looking down the the last pitch on Mean Green.
Photo by Brandon Miller	1st pitch of mean Green photo by Brandon Miller	Topping out on the 2nd pitch of Mean Green Photo b...
Adam Sinner on the 3rd pitch in fat conditions on ...	Adam Sinner above the cauliflowers and about to ge...	Adam Sinner on 4th pitch, 1/17/10.
Adam Sinner mid-crux with three screws clustered a...	Adam Sinner rapping off P4 in the early evening, 1...	BETA PHOTO: From the end of the road. Mean Green on left. Hig...
Mike Carr starting up December 2010 both leashless...	Chris Gibbs on the Crux Pitch.