This is a fine route. Clipping the 3rd bolt is a bit spicy but you are on good holds so stick with it. Depending on how the ice forms it can be a piece of cake or a sting in the tail at the top. This route is very pumpy for the grade and fairly tecnical at the mid section.
Protection
10-12 quickdraws for bolts and fixed gear, and a few srews for the start and end. You will be cliping a fixed Specter on this route so be prepared. It is very fixed as is as "good" as specters get.
The top has lost a couple of critical holds over the last 3 years, but you can bypass this if the ice is in fat on the dagger. (2006). This route will likely get re-bolted, but the fixed gear should stay in place to keep the flavor.
According to legend this was an old Ice Fest comp route, yes put up by Jeff Lowe. It's a little of a spicey lead (2009) without draws hanging on it, as it would be easy to fall onto the slab below while you're heading up the arete.
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