Type: | Trad, 100 ft (30 m) |
FA: | FKA: Kyle O. and Rope Byrne, Mar. 29, 2024 |
Page Views: | 96 total · 11/month |
Shared By: | Kyle O on Mar 30, 2024 |
Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Description
Promontory is a great second pitch to Covert Crack that climbs a chimney/flake/crack system, which finishes at Halfway Ledge. It is a great second pitch if doing the link-up route, SUTTL.
From the bolted belay of Covert Crack, traverse climber’s right across an easy, short ledge. Climb up and into a chimney/crack/flake system using the face on the left to stem and cracks to jam and place gear. There is gear where you need it, and one can choose to enter the chimney early, late, or not at all. Stemming is very effective for most of this pitch. Gear exists the whole pitch either in the chimney or in cracks on the face. Climb up and onto a large ledge with a very cool outcropping called the promontory or the pulpit that looks out over the valley. One may be able to belay here from cracks inside the chimney, but continuing up to the large Halfway Ledge is best and costs minimal in rope drag. From promontory ledge, continue straight up through ledgy terrain, sticking close to the chimney system finding gear when you want it. Belay in the crack at the base of Ghost Rider Dihedral on Halfway Ledge. A party can then either walk off or continue up Ghost Rider Dihedral following the KUTTL/SUTTL link-up routes (recommended).
While they climb this pitch, some people can hear that one song in the movie the Last of the Mohicans.…
Location
This is a second pitch after the route Covert Crack. From the bolted anchor of Covert Crack, make an easy traverse climber’s right, and climb the chimney/flake system. This route ends on Halfway Ledge where you can walk off from or continue up Tanner Dome on the KUTTL/SUTTL routes (recommended).
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