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Railroad Tracks

Name: Railroad Tracks
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5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British

Routes in Haystack Mountain

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	A Road to Nowhere T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Caught in the Act T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Central Corner T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Deep Lake Cirque Traverse T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	East Buttress Route T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Flash Flood T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Grassy Crack T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Grassy Goat Trail T 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b
	Great Chimney T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Hay Maker T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Infinity Slab T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Lowe-Spark (North Tower Crack) T 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c A0
	Major Dihedral T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c C1 R
	Minor Dihedral T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	North Face T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	North Face Slabs T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	North Gully T 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c
	Pika Alliteration T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Pitch off T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Railroad Tracks T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Rapture, The T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Seams Thin T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Southern Wall Left T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
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Type:	Trad, Alpine, 800 ft (242 m), 4 pitches, Grade III
GPS:	42.73004, -109.17068
FA:	Joe Kelsey, Bill St. Jean 1973. Free Dick Williams 1974.
Page Views:	7,128 total · 31/month
Shared By:	Sarge on Mar 31, 2007 · Updates
Admins:	Mike Snyder, Taylor Spiegelberg, Jake Dickerson Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

P1. From near the bottom of the Grassy Goat Trail, scramble up low-angle rock near a single crack to the parallel cracks, then climb left to small tree. 5.4 at best. We simul-climbed this pitch.

P2. Step right to a pair of facing corners and surmount an overhang. 5.8

P3. Follow a right-facing corner for 1 pitch (5.6-5.8)

P4. Follow a corner to above two large blocks. Twenty feet higher, the parallel cracks become difficult. Take the left crack. 5.8

P5-? Easy scrambling to ridge of Haystack Mt.

To descend, walk north along a wide-sweeping ridge. There were a few cairns to mark the start of the Grassy Goat Trail.

Location

This climb is located on Haystack Mountan, West Face, Center Section. See Joe Kelsey's "Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Range."

The descent is the Grassy Goat Trail. It is considered Grade I 4th class. For the unseasoned climber, this may require a few short rappels. It will definitely sustain your attention.