East Face/Fiddle Head 5.4
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Description Yet another east face scrambling route....
Finding the start can be a little difficult. After finding Fiddle Head in Fern Canyon, bushwack up the gully to the east of the rock. The bottom of the rock is broken and overgrown. Begin just to the right of a very obvious and large, left-facing dihedral where the rock becomes more defined and better quality. There will be some trees visible a coupel hundred feet up the face.
Work your way up to the trees. Find a very obvious widish crack that heads up and right from near the rightmost tree. Foot traverse the crack, and at the end cross the obvious gully. Climb the wall above to another ledge. The summit block will be obvious above and to the right of you. Climb the face about 10-20 feet to the left of the summit block (crux). At the top you will be able to step to the summit.
It is 2 single rope raps down the west face to the ground.
Protection Flatiron SR.
| Comments on East Face/Fiddle Head |
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By Guy H.
From: Fort Collins CO
Jan 24, 2002
| Although Roach calls this a classic, the only good pitch was the last one. The first 400 feet of the route had some questionable rock on it. The last crux pitch has better pro than it seems from below. To spice it up a little bit, climb the last pitch right on the ridge line. |
By Mic Fairchild
From: Boulder
Oct 23, 2011
rating: 5.4
| This is a fun and varied romp to a scenic summit. The first pitch may be tame, but the wide crack is pretty cool, and the two pitches above have some nice sequences. I think Roach has included this one as a classic with good reason. The Pellaea and Onoclea await just West of the descent rapp. |
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