St. Stephen 

FA:  Larry Hamilton & Joe Herbst, 1975 Type:  Trad Length:  8 pitches, 700 feet, Grade III Views: 224 page views Submitted By: L. Hamilton on Apr 11, 2004 Add Photo  Add Comment

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BETA PHOTO: An overview of Saint Stephen. The original route ...

Description 

St. Stephen follows a wandering line immediately left of the huge left-facing corner system dominating the right side of the wall. Not sustained enough to be classic, it offers some decent moderate climbing in a peaceful high setting. Approach as for Jubilant Song. This following route description is from the first ascent, which was done a few days after Solar Slab.Pitch 1 -- Follow thin cracks up the varnished, pretty slabs at the base of the wall. Belay at a platform on a prominent ramp.Pitch 2 -- Continue up the ramp to belay in the main corner (5.8).Pitch 3 -- Instead of following the corner, climb a tight, left-slanting crack that splits the vertical face above (5.8). This crack is a key feature of the route, visible from below.Pitches 4-8 -- Two easy pitches go out onto the face to the left. Thin face climbing (5.8) bypasses a huge bulge on the left. The final lead goes up obvious rock to the top.Descend via an easy hike.

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Joe Herbst on pitch 2, St. Stephen FA (January 197...	Larry Hamilton on pitch 3, the diagonal crack. St...	Good slab climbing on the first pitch of Saint Ste...
The right-hand variation on pitch 2 goes directly ...	Looking down at the upper slabs. The climbing in ...