Spearhead's North Ridge Route

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Spearhead's North Ridge Route

Spearhead's North Ridge Route

The north ridge of Spearhead seen from the summit of Arrowhead. The annotations describe notable features (e.g., Barb Flake) and the belay stances we used in our ascent. With a 70 m rope, we combined the first three pitches into two. We then scrambled up the easy middle section (class 3), and then climbed another four pitches to reach the shoulder under the summit. See Andy's trip report for the details.
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, July 2006. (Photo taken in August 2005.)
brenta
on Aug 1, 2006 9:55 pm
Lat/Lon: 40.25500°N / 105.638°W
Image Type(s): Rock Climbing,  Alpine Climbing,  Topo/Diagram,  Informational
Image ID: 212238

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Scott

Scott - Aug 4, 2006 3:42 pm - Voted 10/10

Nice picture

Very nice and looks like a good route.

brenta

brenta - Aug 4, 2006 5:35 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Nice picture

Thanks, Scott! It is a very good route in a fantastic place.

rpc

rpc - Aug 4, 2006 4:34 pm - Voted 10/10

Sleek-looking line!

Nice shot and nice overlay!

brenta

brenta - Aug 4, 2006 5:41 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Sleek-looking line!

Thanks, Radek! Spearhead has many great routes. The north ridge is an excellent moderate, but the northeast face has stuff in the 5.9-5.12 range that you may find interesting.

Alamkuh

Alamkuh - Oct 2, 2006 1:56 pm - Hasn't voted

Nice shot

looks like a good route

brenta

brenta - Oct 2, 2006 4:31 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Nice shot

Thanks and welcome to SP. The North Ridge of Spearhead is indeed a very good route.

Andino

Andino - Jul 16, 2007 10:20 am - Voted 10/10

This kind of picture...

is brilliant !!
Excellent idea you had ;o)

brenta

brenta - Jul 16, 2007 11:31 am - Hasn't voted

Re: This kind of picture...

Thanks!

cp0915

cp0915 - May 30, 2008 12:49 pm - Voted 10/10

Fantastical!

Thanks for adding this wonderful beta photo.

brenta

brenta - Jun 15, 2008 5:31 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Fantastical!

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

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