3rd Pitch- 10m- 5.7R/ A wicked exposed traverse leads out to the face and a hollow sounding flake that you must ascend. If you attempt to protect into the flake, your rope will be exposed to the flake’s integrity. I chose to keep the rope in my hand as I weighted and climbed the delicate feature with my 150lb frame. Up and to the right of the flake is an eagle’s nest perch that was not active in 2008 (did not believe it had been used for nesting that season-lack of down). With your feet practically in the nest, set up a hanging belay off of three pitons (2008).
Waiparous Tower, 5.8, 4 Pitches, Sunrise Wall, North Ghost Wilderness Area, Canadian Rockies, August, 2008