Splittgerber-March Direct 5.10b
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| Type: | Trad, Alpine, 7 pitches, Grade IV |
| Consensus: | 5.10 [details] |
| FA: | Jeff Splittgerber, Bill March, 1975 |
| Season: | summer |
| Submitted By: | Clint Cummins on Jul 20, 2007 |
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BETA PHOTO: topo by Reid Dowdle
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Description One of the more moderate outings at the Perch, with 3 shorts sections of easy 5.10. The "5.9+" traverse starting p5 is not well protected for the follower unless some gear is left in the corner for a backrope belay. For the best beta, see Brad Brandewie's photo trip report.
Location On the West face, left of the Mountaineer's Route. Standard descent from the top, down the gully on the right side of the wall.
Protection Extra wired nuts for p1.
BETA PHOTO: Elephant's Perch - West Face 25. The Breach 5.11...
| Looking up at the first pitch... Although this pi...
| Paul Kejla working his way up the chimney on pitch...
| Looking back across the sketchy traverse on our fo...
| Looking down on the upper traverse.
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| Comments on Splittgerber-March Direct |
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By Trevor Bowman From: Sheridan, WY Jun 12, 2009
| This is a great sustained line with a surprising amount of strenuous climbing on the upper 1/2. Excellent crux first pitch layback/stem corner. Some dirt here and there, but pretty clean...it seems to be gaining some popularity. I enjoyed it as much as Astro Elephant and thought it a bit more full value of a day. |
By Drew Bedford From: Wasatch Back, UT Aug 29, 2010 rating: 5.10b
| Fun route. Pitch 1 and 6 are fun fingers/tips and we felt both deserve the 5.10 grade. Not sure about all the fuss on the "5.9+" face traverse; felt more like 5.8, although it is hard to protect the second. Don't let your guard down on the upper pitches. This route's not done 'til you tag the top. As good as Astro Elephant? Not quite, but almost. |
By Tim Wolfe From: Salt Lake City, UT Jul 2, 2011 rating: 5.10
| Be sure and bring some small TCU si zed cams - to me the "crux" was occasional gear in slabby areas to keep it safe. Agreed that its not over until you hit the top. |
By Bob Graham Sep 10, 2011
| First route on the Perch, very very good. I agree the climbing is very sustained and physical with lots of "wild" sections. Some awesome chimney climbing and wide crack systems. The 2 slabby sections are very different from the rest. Highly recommend this one! |
By Jeffrey Gagliano From: Pennsburg, PA Sep 13, 2011
| Just did this route two weeks ago. Lead every pitch. Having lead 36 other pitches during the previous 4 days, I was a bit knackered for this one. Each of the 5.10 pitches caused me some concern as I barely eeked out the on-sights. Beware of a scary traverse before reaching the base of the giant dihedral. The 5.9+ climbing up this dihedral is incredibly awesome. Though the vegetation on P2 & 3 detract from the overall quality of the route it is none-the-less well worth doing. |
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