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5.9

   

FA: Gordon Webster, TM Herbert, Dennis Hennek, 1967
Type: Trad, Alpine
Consensus: 5.9 [details]
Length: 7 pitches, Grade III
Season: summer
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Submitted By: Clint Cummins on Jul 20, 2007


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BETA PHOTO: topo by Reid Dowdle


Description 

The large right facing corner system which diagonals left.

Check out Brad Brandewie's 2003 photo trip report and 2004 photo trip report to see what the climbing is like!

Quoting from the topo: "The easiest route on the Perch but somewhat dangerous. Several loose blocks and routefinding problems."


Location 

On the West Face.


Protection 

standard rack.



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Elephant's Perch - SW Face, Left<br /> <br />20. Chasing the Dragon 5.11+ A0 <br />19. Mountaineer's Route 5.8 - 5.9 <br />18. Trunkline 5.10+ <br />17. Wendy 5.10+ <br />16. Route X 5.9 A2 <br />15a. Boomer's Story Var. 5.9 A2 <br />15. Boomer's Story 5.9 A2 <br />14. The Thorn Bush 5.9 A3 <br />13. Slipstream 5.10 A3 <br />12. Hook & Ladder 5.9 A3 <br />11. Direct Beckey 5.11a ** <br />10. Original Beckey 5.11+, stemming pitch from Fine Line to Direct Beckey <br />9. The Fine Line 5.11a *** <br />

BETA PHOTO: Elephant's Perch - SW Face, Left

20. Chasing the...


Koren Nydick nearing the crux of the route.

Koren Nydick nearing the crux of the route.

Most of the first 5 pitches are visible in this photo.

Most of the first 5 pitches are visible in this ph...


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By Brian in SLC
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 22, 2007

Always got a kick out of the commentary on that route topo.

By rpc
Mar 21, 2008

Great route! Picked a wrong crack on topo's pitch 6 (went too far left for whatever reason).

By Jeff Deutsch
Aug 31, 2008

At the risk of looking like an idiot, I'll mention that the Mountaineer's Route is on the West face, about a 10 minute hike left from likely bivy locations. Seagull and Lost Horizons are directly above the bivy and start with a left leaning gully with chockstone topped by a triple tiered roof -- just like Mountaineer's Route. From the large number of bail anchors we found on these routes, others have made the same mistake while aiming for Mountaineer's Route.