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The final 200 foot south face.
Yellow is a class 3 scramble and not difficult. The red section is class 4+ and where parties may want to rope up. After the traverse (in the middle of the red section), there are two chimneys. The left one has a big chockstone roof (near the top arrow in the photo). Don't traverse too far to the right. Begin climbing before reaching the second chimney (to the right of the upper red section in the photo). The red section is the crux. The blue (class 3) can either traverse as shown or climb slightly higher and traverse at a level above. The final section (class 3) cannot be seen and is on the north side of the mountain. The light blue arrows are rappels. Once on the face, occasional cairns will help guide the way.
August 31, 2003. Photo and editing by Alan Ellis.
Comments
[ Post a Comment ]| Diggler | very informative | | 
Voted 10/10 | This is great for showing key parts of the climb. If I ever make it up there, I'll make sure this comes with me- thanks! | | Posted Apr 21, 2004 11:06 am |
| mrwsierra | nice overlay | | 
Hasn't voted | One of my favorite climbs ever, truly a glorious place. The route you outlined is perfect, this will be of use to future Granite climbers. | | Posted Apr 21, 2004 11:26 am |
| TYoung | perspective difficult | | 
Hasn't voted | Pictures so often fall short of demonstrating scale and are only 2 dimensional, but I agree w/ Diggler-print this out and take it with you, you might find it helpful. Of the entire/hike climb this was the only REAL sphincter-tightening section... | | Posted Nov 7, 2007 10:49 pm |
| mountaintopper | Question | | 
Voted 10/10 | I have a question about the rappel stations. What are they like. Has someone drilled something into the rock and if so, is it well made? Or do you have to bring slings and throw them around a piece of rock or something? | | Posted Feb 20, 2008 2:41 pm |
 | | Alan Ellis | Re: Question | | 
Hasn't voted | There are no fixed bolts or rap hardware drilled into the rock. The rap stations are established masses of slings tied around boulders and rocks. Bring a couple of unsewn slings and rap rings in case you don't like the way they look. I like to use the screw-links instead of rap rings because you can put a screw-link around the existing slings as well as your own. | | Posted Feb 20, 2008 10:39 pm |
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