West Face Overhang 5.7
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| Type: | Trad, 1 pitch, 85 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.7 [details] |
| FA: | unknown |
| Submitted By: | Donno on Nov 1, 2003 |
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BETA PHOTO: West Face Overhang
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Description This climb is located at the left end of the west face of Chimney Rock. Start just right of a large boulder and head up into a short chimney. Then up and right, up and right and up.
This is a good climb for a new leader to learn about slings, rope drag, and setting a belay. Perhaps break the climb into 2 pitches to avoid serious rope drag, and if doing so belay just before or after the traverse under the roof.
There are bolts on top to rap the backside and into the "chimney". You can scramble down, or scramble up to the top of The Flue, and rap again.
Protection gear to 3"
Jason in the chimney - I don't care for chimneys b...
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Jason P on the fun and spicy traverse that gives t...
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almost there!
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BETA PHOTO: Chrystal rapping off the West face. It might look ...
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BETA PHOTO: You can see the chimney here, and far in the right...
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"West Face Overhang".
Photo by Blitzo.
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| Comments on West Face Overhang |
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By C Miller
Administrator
Feb 26, 2004
rating: 5.7
| This is a decent moderate well worth hopping on if in the vicinity. Easily done in a single pitch with lots of slings, which is perhaps the best way to do this route.
It's hard to believe a climber would have route-finding difficulties on this climb as it's an obvious crack system. Another descent option after rapping from the summit is to circle around towards Pinched Rib and downclimb an easy crack. |
By Woody Stark
Feb 16, 2005
| The dotted line on the picture on this site is not the route I climbed yesterday using the Bartlett guide. I'd like clarification. |
By Bill Olszewski
From: Colorado Springs, CO
Nov 30, 2007
| An interesting climb with a little of everything: crack, slab, chimney, traverse. I can't figure out why the lower section moves left and then back to the right; the multiple crack system straight up between these points is no harder than grade and looks easy to protect. I recommend the 5.10b direct finish when possible. |
By MattG.
From: Palatine, IL
Dec 22, 2008
| The dotted line in the picture shows the route I did. Does that help? |
By Tyler Logan
From: Moreno Valley, CA
Jan 25, 2010
| We rapped off the WEST face with a 60m rope without incident, ending up just thirty feet right of the route's start. This seems much more logical than the other options described. While it may look like you're asking for your rope to get stuck in the upper crack if you rap this way, that crack is wide and probably won't snag your rope. |
By Kyle Wills
From: San Diego CA
Apr 18, 2010
| Rapping with a 60m+ is definitely the way to go. Just be cognizant of the end of your rope. |
By Nelson Day
From: Victorville, CA
Jan 3, 2012
| I would recommend doing this with plenty of daylight left. Getting off of this rock can be a real pain since there are no rap rings at the top (that we could find). The rope drag near the top in the crack was horrible, especially after the long traverse!
We went straight up the middle section instead of going to the left - a bit spicier than 5.7 for sure.
In retrospect, we should have done this route in two pitches.... |
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