East Face, Left Side Cracks 

FA:  Elaine Mathews (first half) 1970 Greg Donaldson, Rich Mathies (2nd half) 1972. Type:  Trad, Alpine Consensus:  5.7 [details] Length:  7 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III Season:  Summer Views: 895 page views Submitted By: Ben Mottinger on May 26, 2006 Add Photo  Add Comment

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Nice shot of the lake below.

Description 

This creatively named route is pretty nice for a casual day or a quick route if you don't have a full day. Climbing quality is varied but mostly good.

Climb the lower crack section for about 3-4 pitches depending on how far you stretch it. There is no real distinct crack to follow so just go with the flow. After this section, you'll reach the upper wall where the difficulty eases off and it should be 4th class to the top.

Location 

Starting from the east side of Pingora, around the corner from the south shoulder, find a snowpatch. The climbing starts to the right of this.

Descent: rappel the south buttress from fixed anchor. You'll need double ropes and some downclimbing after that.

Protection 

Standard rack

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BETA PHOTO: Start of the east face	Somewhere on the route--looks like the bottom stil...	BETA PHOTO: "Pingora-East Face, Left-Side Cracks". Photo by Bl...