La Spirale  5.11- PG13

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 85 feet Consensus:  5.11- [details] FA:  Submitted By:  Derek Doucet on Jun 9, 2010 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Access is limited in the spring and summer due to peregrine falcon nesting; so there are some closures. Checking with the Adirondack Climbers Coalition or the NYDEC can provide the closure status. Season Peregrine Falcon Closures MORE INFO >>> Access is limited in the spring and summer due to peregrine falcon nesting; so there are some closures. Checking with the Adirondack Climbers Coalition or the NYDEC can provide the closure status. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

A superb pitch. Le Spirale climbs a striking blunt arete before changing character abruptly in the last 15' or so, where one encounters a brief section of thuggish (i.e, very fun!) wide fist to hands. It is this combination of delicate face and steep crack that makes the pitch so great!

P1: Climb the arete and faces on either side, past 2 crux thin sections, before joining the Thunderhead crack system for a memorable finish. While the hard moves are well protected, some spicy climbing will be encountered on easier ground. There is 5.8ish climbing where a fall would be problematic.

Location 

Start at the obvious black arete just left of the Thunderhead corner, and about 50' around the corner to the right from Green Onion.

Protection 

Bolts and perhaps a handful of thin finger-sized cams and nuts. A #3 and a #4 Camalot will be welcome for the final few feet of steep crack climbing on Thunderhead.