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BETA PHOTO: Location of the Southern Comfort Wall
Description
South facing wall located at the base of the Rabbit Ears Massif. There are several high quality trad routes on this wall. The rock tends to be good quality. There are 3 separate rappel routes which make the descent fairly easy. Bring two ropes to rappel.
Getting There
Approach via Topp Hut rd. 30m-1h (are you in shape?) to reach the cliff. Follow the Topp Hut rd past the hut. Take a right turn at the first fork and continue up this rd until its end. From here, strike up a climber's trail which heads directly up the slope to the cliffs base.
Start at a gnarly oak growing out of a ledge 10m up the cliff, under a large left facing crack system. A huge roof caps off the final pitch and makes an excellent landmark.Pitch 1 climbs into the corner/crack system up to a small belay stance just below a hand traverse left. Pitch 2 goes out the hand traverse and up a steep layback. Yucca plants make pulling out of the crack system sticky. Belay on a broad shrub covered ledge underneath the huge ...[more]
Southern Comfort Wall
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