Pitch 6, The Diagonal

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Pitch 6, The Diagonal

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Grant in the bottom corner after I lead the diagonal pitch. Super fun climbing!

I believe we were slightly right of where we should have been on the second pitch. From this point we moved up right and to a small slab where there was a pin. Upon exiting this area it shot us out about 40 above the anchors on the ramp.

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Kevin Heckeler

Jul 6, 2011

“Pitch 6, The Diagonal”

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Placing gear on pitch 7

There's a lot of photos of the Diagonal already but I really liked this one that a random photographer grabbed of my buddy and me, it shows the whole of P4 really well

Spending the night on the ledge at P4

Belay station

Took this at the top of P2. It rained the previous day so we climbed to the right of the big bulge since it was drier than the left side. It was also much more exposed and exciting.

Nighttime scenery while camping on the ledge atop pitch 4

Soaking it all in on the ledge above pitch 4

First big rap off the top.

View from base, Pitch 1 of The Diagonal.

Pitch 7, The Diagonal

Mt algonquin in the background

The last rappel off The Diagonal route.

Looking down from the top of P4 - May 2021

The diagnol

Pitch 3, The Diagonal

Rocktober

A group of climbers starting the first pitch on a foggy day

Heading up the ramp on P3

Bivy on the ledge looking out at the high peaks

Looking down pitch 3

The rappel took two 60 mm ropes. I believe there are 4 or 5 to get you to the bottom of the face. The one in the picture is the best one. Free hanging for most of it.

Grant in the bottom corner after I lead the diagonal pitch. Super fun climbing!

Pitch 6, The Diagonal

I believe we were slightly right of where we should have been on the second pitch. From this point we moved up right and to a small slab where there was a pin. Upon exiting this area it shot us out about 40 above the anchors on the ramp.

Simon Thompson leading the final corner of Diagonal

Looking down the ramp

Pitch 4, The Diagonal

Trail marking the start of the climbers herd path off of Indian Pass trail. Note the cairns and "W-for-Wallface" tree. Cool.

a good view of diagonal on approach hike

Heading up the ramp

Solo on the diagonal. bushwhack sucked.

Simon Thompson leading the final corner of Diagonal

The Diagonal climbed in 1995 By Bill and Erich

This is where we belayed the fist pitch from. There is a good seam behind me which and take a few smaller pieces of gear

Ramp belay station. Can't miss it.

Somewhere mid rap

Another shot from the rap

Looking down the ramp pitch...cramped belay for 3, but cool position! Nice to climb this without pants

On top of the final pitch, rap anchors to climbers left

Brian topping out!

Brian at the second belay

and another rappel

The W-Tree that marks the start of the climber's trail isn't much of a "W" anymore. Luckily the cairn has grown.

Pitch 2, The Diagonal

Top of Pitch 3

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