The Great Game 5.10c/d
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| Type: | Trad, 4 pitches, 400 feet, Grade II |
| Consensus: | 5.10c/d [details] |
| FA: | Robin Barley, Bruce McDonald, Peter Shackleton ('95) |
| Season: | Spring-Fall |
| Submitted By: | Andy Laakmann on Aug 12, 2008 |
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Brad near the start the beautiful corner on P3 of ...
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Description An excellent and well-protected journey featuring a variety of movement. A classic climb for sure.
- P1 (10d) The first pitch is long and steep (150+ feet), but fortunately protects well with a standard rack. Felt soft for a 10d, but that is what the guide gives it. A moderate lieback (hands) takes you to a short blank section and then to a finger crack. Traverse out the finger crack to the base of another hand crack. Up the hand crack and continue up until you get to the bolted belay. I thought the finger crack and first bit of the hand crack was the crux, and it seemed soft for 10d.
- P2 (5.8) Take the low angled crack up and to the right. I passed the bolted belay and continued all the way up to the base of the steeper lieback crack of the next pitch and built a belay. Bomber hand size gear is available for the belay.
- P3 (10c) Up the corner. Starts moderate and gets progressively harder all the way to the next anchor. One bolt protects the start of the crux. Bomber pro the whole way, but the final moves to the anchor are a touch exciting.
- P4 (10c) Super fun, steep, juggy climbing past two bolts and then a long 5.8ish right-trending ramp. The first bolt is in kind of poor shape, but otherwise great protection.
Location Take the trail until it hits the cliff. Move left about 40'. The beginning of the route can be identified by a left-facing lieback corner that turns into a traversing finger crack.
Protection Nuts + doubles TCUs to #3. Lots of slings for the first pitch.
Brad in the middle of P3 of The Great Game.
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Brad in the final section of P3 of The Great Game,...
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BETA PHOTO: On the ledge after the opening crux of pitch 4.
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| Comments on The Great Game |
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By Peter Spindloe
Administrator
From: North Vancouver, BC
Aug 4, 2009
rating: 5.10d
| Classic climb! Three high-quality pitches in the 10c/d range (plus a short easier pitch), each with a completely different character. I don't usually disagree with many of the one-letter downgrades in Squamish, but for this one I feel that 10d is appropriate. |
By Mike Teschke
From: North Vancouver
Sep 28, 2009
| Fantastic climb from the start to the finish. The first pitch definitely seemed about a letter grade harder than either of the last two pitches. If I climb it again I would extend the second short pitch as Andy recommends in his route description. |
By Andy Laakmann
Site Landlord
From: Bend, OR
Aug 5, 2011
| Climbed it again. First pitch felt harder this time :)
The final pitch might be hard for a shorter person. My wife had a heck of a time. |
By Eric Fjellanger
Aug 13, 2012
| Fantastic route!
The first pitch felt like Exasperator with sketchier fingers, so by that standard it seems like 5.10d to me.
We accidentally extended P2 a little farther than suggested in Select, to above the steeper layback part, I guess the pitch was probably 5.8 then. I liked the belay stance just fine.
The third pitch is a lot harder than I expected! I figured I was done when I reached the deep pocket 10 feet above the bolt. I was wrong. Don't drop your guard early.
Pitch four has a short overhanging crux and then is super enjoyable cruising. |
By Nicola Masciandaro
Aug 29, 2012
| On P3, it was nice to have a small TCU to place after climbing above the crux bolt. There is a little move in there before it's over as EF notes.
P1 is technically straightforward but feels continuous if you are not fresh. |
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