Gephardt-Dufty 

FA:  Type:  Trad Consensus:  5.7+ [details] Length:  4 pitches Views: 129 page views Submitted By: MichaelE on Jul 25, 2007 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Looking up at the third pitch of Gephardt-Dufty fr...

Description 

Terrific exposure and several steep sections make this an exciting and fairly stout 5.7. Rope drag is ridiculously bad, owing to several horizontal sections--there doesn't seem to be any way around this--and there is a considerable amount of loose rock. Also, we weren't really sure where to go after pitch four, when you reach the top of the main column, so we rapped off of fixed rings found on the side of the formation (which was kind of sketchy).

Location 

Begins at the bottom of the prominent and largest fin on the Southern Pillar. It's the closest bit of the formation to Roy Gap Road.

Protection 

Full rack. Rings at the top of the first pitch and some slings left around boulders after two and three. Big gear is helpful, but probably not necessary.

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Watching the leader on the fourth pitch of Gephard...