Home - Destinations - People - Partners - Forum - Photos - What's New
 ADVANCED
Swift Rock
Show routes:
Select route...
Blue Swift 
Spanky Goes to Hollywood 

Blue Swift 

5.9+ R

   

FA: Marc Hemmes and Chris Banks
New Route: Yes
Type: Trad
Length: 1 pitch, 70 feet
Views: 56 page views

Submitted By: spanky on Mar 1, 2003


Add Photo  Add Comment 

You and this route  |  Other Opinions (1)
Your todo list:
Your stars:
Your rating: -none- [change]
Your ticklist: [add new tick]
 Printer Friendly View

BETA PHOTO: Swift Crag from the road.


Description 

This is the prominent diagonal crack in the center of the slab. The first ascent team gained the base of the crack by traversing up and right from the crag's lowpoint, staying below the low roofband, but the crack is probably best accessed by walking up the west gully to where it is convenient to step out onto the main face at a good stance.

The crack is about thirty feet long with tricky protection. The crux is near the end and is slightly runout. Finish with nice, much easier climbing up a few parallel cracks. Note: the thin crack may now hold a piton; however, this was placed after the first ascent and should be pulled if it's there.


Protection 

Rack up to 2 inches, with emphasis on small gear.



Comments on Blue Swift Add Comment
Show which comments
By Matt Juth
From: Evergreen
Apr 19, 2005

Alvino Added a pin for the bolted route that now goes up the right side of the face. It looks like the crack was enlarged to make room for the piton.