Suggested Page Improvements to Epitaph
This is a great route up a huge corner then out an equally huge roof!
It gets shade in the am & a mix of sun & shade in the pm.
Most people only do the first 3 pitches then rap, which is what we did. As the guidebook says: "If you are going to the top make sure your affairs are in order." If anyone here has climbed all the way to the top please contribute the info.
P1: Start up easier ground through some loose rock to good rock in a nice corner. Ascend corner to a gear belay on a ledge. (5.9+)
P2: Continue up corner to a bolted belay just a bit before the roof. (5.9) It MIGHT be possible to link the first 2 pitches with a 70m rope, lots of slings, and a strong leader.
P3: Continue up a short bit to the huge roof. Traverse right for forever to an awkward but good rest in a big pod, then continue right some more to the lip. Pull around the lip (#5 Camalot, #4 can also work at the very lip) then up cracks for another 20-30' to a bolted anchor. (5.9+)