The Arete  5.8+

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 55 feet Consensus:  5.9 [details] FA:  Jonathan Garlough & Joshua Corbett Submitted By:  chinos on Jun 11, 2012 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (9) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

View of the pond from the top you can see Gunstock...

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Description 

The Arete is a second pitch variation to Layback Route. Climb the first pitch of Layback Route to the pin anchor. Continue up the second and move left under the roof. Take the open book corner with a hand crack to a stance ledge. Move right onto the super exposed arête plugging gear in horizontals. Pull the lip to a big ledge with a bolt anchor.

Location 

Second Pitch variation on Layback Route

Protection 

Bring A Rack to #3

Photos of The Arete Slideshow

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Jon leaving the belay ledge on the FA	The top of the Arete just befor the ancors went in	Lee Hansche On the Arete. Fantastic climb.
Lee on belay and Loran following.	Jonathan Garlough belaying Lincoln Tetherly on The...	Jonathan Garlough leading The Arete. Photo by Jam...
Jonathan Garlough & Lincoln Tetherly at the pin an...	jon g on "the arete"	jon g nearing the top of "the arete"