West Face (Aid) 

FA:  Dean Caldwell, Byron Babcock & Bill Lentsch - 1962 Type:  Trad, Aid Consensus:  Easy 5th C1 [details] Length:  3 pitches, 400 feet, Grade II Views: 462 page views Submitted By: corvegas on May 15, 2006 Add Photo  Add Comment

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looking up the bolt ladder on P2

Description 

This climb also goes free at 5.12a A1.

P1 - C1+ or 12a A0- Start on the western point of the monkey at a 5 bolt bolt ladder. Then aid the crack at C1, cam hooks and offset nuts are usefull here, clip a few more bolts, then mantel onto ledge. 3 bolt Anchor at small ledge.

P2 - A1 - Aid the bolts to sling belay.

P3 - easy 5th C1 or 5.12a - Aid more bolts to a scramble into the big west face cave.

P4 - 5.4 C1 or 5.11B - Aid out of the cave on bolts to some free to the summit.

Descent: Rap down to the nose boulder then one double rope to ground.

Note: Pitches 2 & 3 can be linked with 60M ropes. This climb also goes free at 5.12a, except for P2.

Protection 

Small clean aid rack to 2" include cam hooks and offset nuts. Mabey a Talon or a cheat stick. Quickdraws.

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a hiker took this shot of me on P1

JohnK leading the third pitch of West Face.