The Boxtop

Eric Sandbo - Jul 28, 2008 5:31 pm - Voted 10/10

Too few of us get to see Boxtop from the North.
If you're climbing the standard route you won't see much of this side until you "thread the needle" and come out of the chimney clearly visible under the shoulder on our right, here. Then you'll mantle to the E, then climb and mantle onto the shoulder. From there you'll disappear around to the S and pick which chimney/groove to ascend to the summit.
The descent is delightful if you have a 20-foot sling to sacrifice and 2 ropes. Loop it over the W summit block (our right here) and rappel all the way to the wide, snow-covered ledge that crosses the center of the photo. Walk W (right) to easy Class 3 blocks that take you to the almost-visible notch. One rap S gets you to ground.