joe mucci leading on pitch 2. the wall of East Tem...
Description
hike up to the base of the spire on the southwest side of it by following a system of grassy ledges from below. the route is described in the "Hiking and climbing in the Winds...." very well (plus the sense of adventure). The route follows the ridge and the face to the right of it all the way up. One crux is on the second pitch and the other crux is up high, before the chimney pitch, depending on what path you choose on pitch 5/6. you can get down in 5 raps with two ropes (highly recommended)
Protection
standard alpine rack, we found small stuff very usefull (C3's) up to a number 3 C4
By Stan Pitcher From: SLC, UT Aug 13, 2008 rating: 5.10
Great Route! One note on the descent. With two ropes, the first rap gets you to an anchor below the chimmney. The second rap angles a bit to the west, to a ledge with another anchor (not on route). On the 3rd rap, we ended up dropping a full 60m to a ledge without established anchors. We ended up traversing the ledge (4th class) west to the top of the second pitch.
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