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Sam Page - Feb 13, 2006 9:31 pm - Hasn't voted
Voie MaryleneI climbed this route in July 2001 and still have some vivid recollections of it. The first 2-3 pitches climb up the buttress and tend left about halfway up. I vaguely remember some pitons in there and remember thinking the climbing was in the 5.7 range. After reaching a ledge, traverse around right to an obvious dihedral. Follow this straight up for one long pitch of (what I thought to be) strenuous 5.9, passing pitons and a stretch of fixed rope until the climbing gets much harder at a slight roof. Here traverse left out of the dihedral and climb up to a long sling under a roof. Swing out to the left, then head straight up again to the top. We needed crampons for the descent. Again, I am writing this from memory.
pablo - Feb 8, 2008 5:26 am - Voted 10/10
greatMaybe I'll do in April... let you know... txs for the page