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(c) Mountaineer's Wall

Washington > Northwest Region > San Juan, Fidal… > Mt Erie > (a) Sunset Slabs

Description

A 100' wall divided halfway up by a prominent ledge. This wall is frequently used by mountaineering groups for practice, and has 5 staples on top for anchors, along with a set of chains.

You can access the ledge that divides the wall from the left side. There are several belay bolts along the ledge and at the far end you can set a TR for the two rightmost routes, just be careful doing so. 

Getting There

follow directions for the sunset slabs, taking the sunset trail to the top of the slabs. Once on top of the sunset slabs, hike southeast along a trail for about 50 yards. this trail joins the left side of the wall.

Alternatively, you can park mid-way up the Erie summit road and take trail #239 southwest through the trees for about 10 minutes, taking a right onto the sunset trail for 150 feet, and the first left which takes you down steeply and around to the top left side of Mountaineer's wall. this is also known as the west buttress trail, and is seldom used.

Routes from Left to Right

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 1
Copycat
Sport, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 3
Eye of the Needle
Sport, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 10
Solar Flare
Sport, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 8
Belligerent Bovine
Sport, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 2
I Wanna Whip Your Cow
Sport, TR
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 8
Man of Steel
Sport, TR
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Copycat
 1
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport, TR
Eye of the Needle
 3
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport, TR
Solar Flare
 10
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport, TR
Belligerent Bovine
 8
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport, TR
I Wanna Whip Your Cow
 2
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport, TR
Man of Steel
 8
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport, TR

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Mountaineer's Wall left side topo
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Yellow: Copycat
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Orange: Eye of the Needle
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Red: Solar Flare
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Blue: Belligerent Bovine
[Hide Photo] Mountaineer's Wall left side topo Yellow: Copycat Orange: Eye of the Needle Red: Solar Flare Blue: Belligerent Bovine