Pico Ojeda NE Ridge  5.5 AI2

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Type:  Trad, Ice, Alpine, 5000 feet, Grade IV Consensus:  5.5 AI2 [details] FA:  Todd Swain (solo) 01-1983 New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  Gunkswest on Nov 5, 2012 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

Climb the very prominent NE ridge of Pico Ojeda (18,012 feet; 5,490 meters). The first ascent involved a bivi about 500 feet up at an obvious tower and then another atop the ridge and about 1,000 feet below the summit. The rock crux was laybacking up a right facing corner at roughly mid-height on the ridge. Crux ice was around some free-standing towers on the ridge below the rock crux.

Location 

Descend the SW Snowramp.

Protection 

Alpine gear