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| M and N Denyer | Route Climbed: Southest Face Date Climbed: October 26, 2003  | |
| Mark and I have done this route several times now. Lots of fun. Rope drag can be negated around the roof by not sewing it up with gear. Two way radios come in handy on this climb, as trains are passing by regularly. | |
| Posted Mar 29, 2004 6:39 pm | ||
| rpc | Route Climbed: Southeast Face Date Climbed: November 9, 2003 | |
| Climbed this fun formation with my wife. Sunny and warm weather though a bit windy (typical for the Gorge). Once again we noted that there's nothing like climbing to clear the head and make one foreget about life. Bring 2-way radios or you'll be losing your voice (and much time) trying to communicate with your partner (esp. pitches 3 and 4). Cut off one pitch by incorporating parts of pitch 5 (as described on the route page) into pitch before and pitch after. Pitch 3 is the highlight - used all triple length slings under the roof to keep rope drag down (only partially successful). Thanks to many folks who gave us route beta on this one, including Mark, Jay (peakbagger4 - incl. excellent, accurate route photos), and Brian (BrianJenkins) - made route finding a breeze. | |
| Posted Nov 10, 2003 1:12 pm | ||
| Brian Jenkins | Route Climbed: Southeast Face Date Climbed: October 26, 2003 | |
| Beautiful and warm late October day. Nobody else on this route all day except for Mark, Natasha and I. Originally were going to try the Right Gull route but at the top of pitch 1 we decided to do the Southeast Face. Easy traverse over to Pitch 3. I thought the crux of the climb was the first 15 feet of pitch 3; slightly overhung and then a lieback crack/slab to the right. Exposed traverse over an arrete to the right to a great belay ledge. From pitch 4 on it was just nice and fun and Elvis joined us on the climb. ;- ) Viva Las Vegas! Much better to walk down the trail (love that walkoff) after having climbed Beacon rather than hiking up the paved trail. Awesome day and glad to tick this one on my list. | |
| Posted Oct 26, 2003 11:42 pm | ||
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