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North Early Winter Spire Rock Climbing

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Routes in North Early Winter Spire

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	Chockstone Route T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Easy Snow
	Early Winter Couloir T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b AI2-3 M4+ A1
	Flycatcher Buttress T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Labor Pains T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
	Northwest Corner (a.k.a. Boving-Pollack Route) T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	West Face, The T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c

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Elevation:	7,760 ft	2,365 m
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Description

Nearly as impressive as its neighbor, the North Early Winter Spire tends to be less popular because it has no easy way up or down. Nevertheless, it has many excellent routes and the summit view is great. The quality of the granite is very good. The summit is at 7760'.

Getting There

Most of the routes on North Early Winter are on the west side, so approaching via the Blue Lake Trail is best - approach SEWS and traverse left along the base. The approach will take most parties 1-2 hours. The descent route scrambles down south and west of the summit, then takes several rappels down to the Southwest Coulour between North and South Early Winter, from which some scrambling and one more short rappel bring you back to the ground.

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Classic Climbing Routes at North Early Winter Spire

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b AI2-3 M4+ A1 8 ● Early Winter Couloir Trad, Aid, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 6 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 251 ● Northwest Corner (a.k.a. Boving-… Trad, Alpine 4 pitches
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 304 ● The West Face Trad, Alpine 6 pitches