Type: | Trad, 70 ft (21 m) |
FA: | Jeff Thomas & Bill Coe, 2018 |
Page Views: | 542 total · 12/month |
Shared By: | Adam Baylor on Mar 28, 2021 |
Admins: | Nate Ball, Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Zachary Winters, Mitchell McAuslan |
The east face is closed to climbing year-round due to possible sensitive/endangered plant species.
The NW face and West face routes remain open.
See Closure section below for more details.
Description
This pitch is off the ground and can be accessed via the Kingpin/Butterflakes anchor … one crux is getting into the first crack, but good pro off the belay protects any fall. The second crack system above and to the left has may sequences that can be confusing at first and is really the crux of the pitch. Gaston moves help enter the 2nd crack system and finger locks, smears and mantle should help as well. You can place cams and nuts til you reach a bolt above the final crack moves.
Location
Belay at the shared anchors with chains - the top of Butterflakes/Kingpin. Climb far left from the anchor into a short crack system that takes good pro 1-2 inch cams. Continue left over broken terrain until you see another crack. Place good pro early and climb the crack system to a mantle move up to a bolt. Climb right and join the anchors that merge with Separation Anxiety and Hazy Daze under the tiny alcove. With a 70m rope you can lower back to anchor.
FYI - There’s a 5.10+ variation (Piece of Cake) after the lone Garden Party bolt continue up the arete ...
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