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Guert's Ridge, Olympus - Possible to skirt the raps?

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By Daniel Dean
Oct 13, 2009

Title pretty much says it all. Is it possible to safely skirt around the raps on Guert's Ridge?

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By Shorb
From Cottonwood Heights, UT
Oct 13, 2009
Bard Harrington

I know you can skirt the upper one, climbers right there's a ledge system. Lower one I haven't checked.

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By Craig Martin
From Park City, UT
Oct 14, 2009
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I have done this route ropeless many times. All the rappels are downclimbable.

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By zoso
Oct 15, 2009

Craig Martin wrote:
I have done this route ropeless many times. All the rappels are downclimbable.



@ what grade/difficulty?

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By Craig Martin
From Park City, UT
Oct 15, 2009
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zoso wrote:
@ what grade/difficulty?


Good question. Probably not much harder than the rest of the climbing, so say 5.6, but going down over loose and exposed terrain. Finding the correct way is sort of imperative.

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By mobley
From Haven, Ct
Oct 16, 2009

I would at least bring a 25M rope of some sort just in case. I remember some of the best parts of the ridge were actually finding the steeper/harder places to ascend. I have gone up the west slabs many times with no rope if that is any gauge to help.

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