Southwest Ridge  5.4 Mod. Snow

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Type:  Trad, Snow, Alpine, 4 pitches, 400 feet, Grade II Consensus:  5.4 [details] FA:  Unknown Season:  Summer Submitted By:  Noah Jordahl on Jun 22, 2012 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Moderate snow climbing and a small 'shrund/moat crossing gains the first rock band. There are many ways up the Munchkin, this route trends up the west rock band, but a party could just as easily climb the snowfield, or another rock section.

Once the ridge has been gained, you must cross a short snowfield as shown in the photo. A mountain axe is nice to have, as are boots. We did it in rock shoes with a mountain axe, and it was a cold little traverse.

Protection 

Takes excellent gear. Bring a single set of cams and some passive pro. I liked having a picket to protect the bergshrund.

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Rapping the snowfield, it's nice to have two ropes...

Very aesthetic summit after fun, easy climbing.