Here's a bit more info about the "preferred" descent - which Radek lists as option 2 (rapping the route): This is actually quite straightforward.
(1) Do a single rope rappel from the slings below the summit, back along the arete towards the notch at the top of P5.
(2) Scramble down from the notch (unexposed class 3) to the rock horn with rappel slings at the top of the chimney mentioned in P5.
(3) Single rope rappel down the chimney, then scramble ~20 feet down the loose gully to the slings at the base of the P5 handcrack
(4) Double-rope rappel will bring you down to the start of the P3 chimney (the end of the P2 tunnel). Single-rope raps will probably work, too, as we noticed two lower rappel stations, but this has not been verified.
(5) Reverse pitch 2 - scramble back to the tree atop P1 (or belay)
(6) Single rope rap to the ground (60m just reaches, 50m would require some low 5th class downclimbing)
jtschanz - Jul 6, 2006 12:23 am - Hasn't voted
Descent infoHere's a bit more info about the "preferred" descent - which Radek lists as option 2 (rapping the route): This is actually quite straightforward.
(1) Do a single rope rappel from the slings below the summit, back along the arete towards the notch at the top of P5.
(2) Scramble down from the notch (unexposed class 3) to the rock horn with rappel slings at the top of the chimney mentioned in P5.
(3) Single rope rappel down the chimney, then scramble ~20 feet down the loose gully to the slings at the base of the P5 handcrack
(4) Double-rope rappel will bring you down to the start of the P3 chimney (the end of the P2 tunnel). Single-rope raps will probably work, too, as we noticed two lower rappel stations, but this has not been verified.
(5) Reverse pitch 2 - scramble back to the tree atop P1 (or belay)
(6) Single rope rap to the ground (60m just reaches, 50m would require some low 5th class downclimbing)
Hope this is helpful.