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Pencil Pusher - Mar 24, 2004 6:02 pm - Hasn't voted
Route CommentWe were puzzled as to where the route began and wound up climbing the left backhand side from the Quien Sabe Glacier. The standard 5.0 route starts at the right hand side notch. We discovered this on rappel. The climb from the left notch (facing Sharkfin from the glacier) entailed going over and down that notch about 30ft, and then traversing climber's left while on Sharkfin. It was a great climb and the rock was pretty good.
Sooo, if you're looking to do the standard route, head up to the notch on the right hand side of Sharkfin. Also, you can avoid the real-suck gulley on the left side of the Quien Sabe, to access Sharkfin. There's a gully just under Sharkfin from the glacier, which requires some scrambling, but is way better than the very loose gulley on the left side.