South Face  5.6

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Type:  Trad, Alpine, 4 pitches, 500 feet Consensus:  5.6 [details] FA:  Chris Owen, Fred Batliner - July 1997 New Route:  Yes Submitted By:  Chris Owen on Aug 15, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: Route starts at the toe of the buttress just right...

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Description 

Four interesting pitches wander up this face, basically finding the path of least resistance, to the top of Peak 13048, where it becomes apparent that the descent to Darwin Col is just a short hike.

The descent down the col however can either be a talus hike, or, in early season, and the case for us, 45 degrees of solid ice.

Location 

Start on the left of the face at the lowest point, to the right of the couloir of Darwin Col, and wander up the path of least resistance.

Protection 

Standard small alpine rack, ice-axe (seasonal)