Scramble uphill between Pedestal and Gill's buttresses. The route starts from the flat detached block on Gill's buttress. Step across gap on the right side of the thin face. Make several moves up and then a powerful move left on microscopic feet. Move up the center of the face, avoiding the left edge if possible. May not be quite 40', but it feels like an entire rope length.
Protection
TR, if you can't set one, Tommy Boy will come and hit you on the head with a tack hammer because you are a retard.
the crouton stopper!yo,why hasnt this thing been led?or has it?soloed? i mean with enough top-rope rehearsal you can get this thing so wired.oops i mean "head-pointing",pre rehearsing routes on t.r. now has a cool name. anyway,i had thought about leading it on sky hooks with 5ml tag lines on them that the belayer held down tight after you placed them,but then i moved away and saved myself the trouble. does the sky hook idea sound to crazy,people do it.
By Jay Knower Administrator From: Plymouth, NH Mar 29, 2005 rating: 5.12a
I agree with Steve. Why has this not been led? Many regulars have this route wired into submission, so you would think that a lead ascent would be the natural progression. True, there is no pro to speak of, and the landing is, shall we say, "career ending".
Actually scoped out the pro in '85. It's there. Two very (very-very) good horizontals. Difficulty is they're just after the check valve. Maybe a knifeblade high and right to make a fall off the cv "only crippling."
God, nice lead Huston. I'm still trying to fish in some decent gear on the first part. I'm thinking maybe a Trango Splitter Cam. I did figure some tall man beta to do that crux move more smoothly, dialing it in!
Ding! This one is done. I found that any hooks just got in my way in the middle so I stuck in some directionals at the start and then was able to stick in a good cam to the left before I made the traversing moves. A classic climb and a standard for the grade.
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