Comments: Climbed Kiener's on July 19. Lamb's Slide was in glorious condition which made the ascent go very quickly. We were in the couloir by 6:30am. We did not need to rope up as the snow was not very steep at all...maybe 40° at most. We were the only party on route the entire day and it was bluebird. The traverse of Broadway is currently snow-free. Routefinding from the base of the Notch Couloir is certainly challenging. My partner and I each had our challenges trying to stay on easily climbable, yet f... more >>
Comments: Well protected and sustained at the grade. Instead of climbing the offwidth section of crack straight up, I downclimbed and stepped across into the hand jam/lieback crack on LHJ to finish the pitch. I just couldn't get my hands deep enough for solid jams and I was pumped. Found this one section harder than any move on LHJ. Guess I need to work on my offwidth skills.
Comments: Sweet route all the way. Be aware that there is a very loose, thin flake on the right once you get into the offwidth. You can see them in this photo, just above and left of the climber's head. I felt it flex and crack when I crimped on it to pull through the crux.