See directions found on the main page to all climbs on the west face. The trail starts from the private driveway and continues up the streambed mentioned in the "Cop-Out Couloir" route. It veers right when the ridgeline starts to take form.

Route Description

From the private driveway, walk around the north side of the house and drop into the canal. Follow the canal left (north) until it turns into a streambed that heads east and uphill toward Dharma Peak. Follow the streambed until the ridgeline to your right begins to take form into a rocky mess. That is Ascetic's Ridge. The best route up it is currently unknown. The actual ridgeline runs between Willow and Preston Canyons (more like couloirs). There are several potential routes up it, and several have been attempted (by me), but I was unsuccessful at each attempt.

This ridgeline ascends almost straight to the summit, so routefinding up top shouldn't be too much of a problem. The summit is marked "9237" (feet) in the map below.

Map: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=40.457&lon=-111.7234&s=50&size=l&symshow=n&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25

Essential Gear

Ice axe and crampons may be necessary at the upper reaches of the route, although this is unknown. Snowshoes are unnecessary. They may be useful high up on the peak after a snowstorm, but their added weight on the route itself would make it unlikely to be beneficial.

Technical climbing gear is essential unless soloing 5.6-5.7 is comfortable. Rope and a light rack would be sufficient for those who want to protect the climbing sections (recommended).

There are easy walk-off routes available so no rappelling gear is required.