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South Ridge
5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British
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| Type: | Trad, 250 ft (76 m), 2 pitches, Grade II |
| FA: | Dave Hammack, Reed Cundiff, ~1960 |
| Page Views: | 693 total · 3/month |
| Shared By: | Bill Lawry on Apr 6, 2008 |
| Admins: | Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown |
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By Reed Cundiff: Dave Hammack and I did the first ascent from the La Luz side (south ridge) around 1960. I got to a point where I had real problems, so I put in a piton, used it for a handhold to get to a ledge. Was able to reach down and retrieve it and didn't tell Dave. He got where I had put in the piton and couldn't work out how to get up further. He was 5" taller and one heck of a good climber. He finally saw the piton scar and I am afraid that I didn't know he had the vocabulary that he used to describe climbers that sandbag their partners.
South Ridge route is two or three pitches long - three if one starts climbing right off the trail. We did it in two pitches by first scrambling and bushwhacking to a ledge with a medium sized pine tree at the bottom of a short left-leaning open book.
On the climb, we stayed on the south ridge but by doing so there was limited opportunity to set up a belay at our halfway point. It might work to set up a belay at trees mid-way up the SE face (visible in photo). Top out via the horn with a few pretty-fun moves. This route has a fair amount of loose rock.
In late March, the South Ridge gets sun around 9:30 in the morning: possible warm-up to something on The Pulpit.
South Ridge route is two or three pitches long - three if one starts climbing right off the trail. We did it in two pitches by first scrambling and bushwhacking to a ledge with a medium sized pine tree at the bottom of a short left-leaning open book.
On the climb, we stayed on the south ridge but by doing so there was limited opportunity to set up a belay at our halfway point. It might work to set up a belay at trees mid-way up the SE face (visible in photo). Top out via the horn with a few pretty-fun moves. This route has a fair amount of loose rock.
In late March, the South Ridge gets sun around 9:30 in the morning: possible warm-up to something on The Pulpit.
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