Drop Out, 5.9

7th and 8th Pitches- 60m- 5.8/ No matter how judicious you are about your placements, you will no doubt incur some serious rope drag by combining these pitches. However, I divided them up the first time I climbed Drop Out and did not like my gear placement opportunities. It is better to deal with the rope drag and finish up at the base of the chimney which serves as better pro and a more comfortable belay. Take on the huge overhang to the left via a wide crack. It is easier than it looks with plenty of edges and holds on the left wall. Follow the crack to its terminus, trending right out of it. Avoid placing much pro at this point or clipping any of the old pitons if you want to combine these two pitches. Move back left across broken ground up a short, but challenging and hard to protect wall. Then left along a ledge directly below the chimney above and follow a nice .75” crack up another short steep wall to the base of the chimney. Sling a pedestal for pro.
Drop Out, 5.9, 13 Pitches, EEOR (East End of Mount Rundle), Canadian Rockies, August, 2009