Angelus Vicia, 5.10a

2nd Pitch- 45m- 5.9/ This is a sustained and dirty corner pitch. Although the corner is fantastic in terms of steepness and position, many of the holds and chock stones are loose. As with many 1st or 2nd pitches in the Canadian Rockies, there is no shortage of rodent waste to make the good holds that much more difficult to hang onto. As you near the top of the corner, the angle eases and this is where we placed pitons, but also removed them. If you divided the pitches as I suggest, you can top out and do a body belay in the gully above. Angelus Vicia, 5.10a, 8 Pitches, Phantom Tower, South Ghost, Ghost Wilderness Area, Canadian Rockies, July, 2008