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Chianti Spire

Submitted By: blakeherrington on Sep 17, 2008
Administrator: Peter Franzen
Elevation: 8,400 feet
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Description 

Chianti is the second northern-most of the wine spires, a group of four granite pinnacles along the north ridge of Silver Star.


Getting There 

From a small pullout ~2 miles east of the hairpin turn on hwy 20, descend to the creek over talus and rock, then pick up a climber's trail which switchbacks up to Burgundy Col.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Chianti Spire:
East Face / Rebel Yell   5.10     Trad, Alpine, 6 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III   
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Featured Route For Chianti Spire
Following the top of P1 - Left Side Start.

East Face / Rebel Yell 5.10  WA : North Cascades : ... : Chianti Spire
A 6 pitch line leading up striking splitter cracks. There are at least two starts possible, before joining at P3.Traditional start:P1/P2 - Follow the large left-facing dihedral with orange rock on the right, and grey on the left. The crack is wide, but protects well. 5.8-5.9Left Variation:P1 - Aim for the clean white left-facing corner to the left of the long orange, traditional start. One long pitch gets you up into the perfect finger crack and...[more]   Browse More Classics in WA