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Getting from petit to sharkstooth

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Javier Goldstein · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jun 2017 · Points: 45

Does anyone have beta on getting from the petit to sharkstooth? I know you don’t take the standard rap route but I’m not familiar with the alternative descent. Looking to link these two together.

Or if anyone has beta on linking saber+ petit its greatly appreciated 

Stiles · · the Mountains · Joined May 2003 · Points: 845

You take the standard rappel route into the notch between the two.  Then climb up the wide wet, snowy, dank, dark chimney towards Sharkstooth for a short pitch.  May involve stemming tween wet blocky rock and snow, or up thru a vertical snow hole.  No big deal, really.  Good alpine adventure!  A lot of snow that way, and down the Gash.  

How bout you climb the Petit or Saber before you try to do a linkup?  Then you'll know what youre getting into.  

Javier Goldstein · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jun 2017 · Points: 45

I’ve been on both the petit and saber before just hadn’t been on sharkstooth.

Sounds super alpine and very fun 

Eddie Taylor · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jun 2014 · Points: 91

I've done the Saber-Petit-Sharkstooth link-up a couple of times.  You only need to do 1 ~30m rap off the back of the petit and then traverse the ridge summiting the little formation in between, the climbing is low fifth in that section.  

Getting from the top of the Saber to the base of the petit is a little more involved.  Happy to share more beta and logistics if you want.

Eddie Taylor

Stiles · · the Mountains · Joined May 2003 · Points: 845

Nice!  I tried a petit, sharktooth, spearhead linkup by meslf once.  Didnt make it.  Thought it'd be cool, tho.  Big fan of the linkups!   So much potential in the Park

go with gusto

Stiles · · the Mountains · Joined May 2003 · Points: 845

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4YGxw9PMz5zFgsEIy1WBFt?si=uGSSDj5zQqeO3Lk5z5iU9Q

AAC fresh interview of Alex Honnold and Buzz Burrell on massive linkups.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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