Upper Dagger 

FA:  ? Type:  Trad, Ice Consensus:  WI3-4 [details] Length:  2 pitches, 300 feet Season:  winter Views: 101 page views Submitted By: bsmoot on Apr 5, 2008 Add Photo  Add Comment

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BETA PHOTO: Rapping off. The route climbs the ice at the lower...

Description 

Belay just left of the Dagger.

P1- Diagonal right, up mixed rock and ice to a leftward slanting ramp. Ascend this (mostly ice) to a screw belay on the thicker ice above.
P2- Climb the rolling ice to a belay at a small tree in a gully. The climb continues from here, but the ice and snow are very low angle.

Descend by making a 60m rappel off of a small, questionable tree to the west.

Location 

This is the hanging dagger dripping off of the Quartzite high above the Scruffy Band. To get there, climb the Scruffy Band. Slog up and left a bit to the base of the climb (30-45 minutes). The ice climb I'm describing does not actually climb the dagger.

Protection 

Screws, extra runners and a small selection of rock gear.

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Emerging onto the upper ramp on the 2nd pitch.

Upper Dagger from the parking lot: Bros. Smoot on ...