The Great North Ridge
5.6 YDS 4c French 14 Ewbanks V UIAA 12 ZA S 4b British
Type: | Trad, 2000 ft (606 m), 9 pitches, Grade III |
FA: | Paul Ross, Layne Potter (alt leads) Nov 4th, 2002 |
Page Views: | 7,239 total · 35/month |
Shared By: | Paul Ross on Jun 3, 2008 |
Admins: | Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher |
Description
This is the longest route on the Eastern Reef apart from the Traverse of the Great White Wall... It is an alpine type expedition ...
P1) Climb the open slab that has a dark brown hanging slab at its top. 200' 5.4
P2).Drop down to the left then follow the edge of the slab. 200' 5.4.
P3)Continue up the edge. 200' 5.5
P4)Move belay about 50'to the left to the foot of a chimney slot. Climb slab and crack then cross over righ to lower slab that's left of a wide crack. Climb over the step and belay near a large flake.200' 5.6.
P5).Straight up the edge of the slab to a small spike belay.200' 5.4. P6). Up the notch then to a ledge with boulders. 200' 5.4.
P7). Straight up.200' 5.0
P8).Continue. 200'5.0 P9).400' of 4th class to a fine summit.
Descend slabs to the south (4th class) to the notch then north down more slabs and gully. At one point about midway when the descent gets steep find a slot crack out to the left,which makes the descent easier.The descent takes about an hour or more.
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