I belly-flopped onto Sail flake! Couldn't mantle, or pull up on anything else ... and had to rest before the next moves.

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I belly-flopped onto Sail flake! Couldn't mantle, or pull up on anything else ... and had to rest before the next moves.

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As the Split Pillar goes from hands to fists... Photo of Alisdair Buchanan by Matthew Buckle, used with permission.

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sibylle Hechtel

Nov 27, 2012

“ I belly-flopped onto Sail flake! Couldn't mantle, or pull up on anything else ... and had to rest before the next moves. ”

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johnnymuir

johnnymuir

In Trad everything is on! Sep 5, 2015

Benjamin Chapman
Small Town, USA

Benjamin Chapman Small Town, USA

Ditto. Way to go, Sibylle.
Love your style. Feb 9, 2016

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The second crux of the Sword pitch. Photo of Mike Hengeveld by Matthew Buckle, used with permission.

As the Split Pillar goes from hands to fists... Photo of Alisdair Buchanan by Matthew Buckle, used with permission.

I belly-flopped onto Sail flake! Couldn't mantle, or pull up on anything else ... and had to rest before the next moves.

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Adam on the vescalator (velcro escalator).

Carl belaying Keith on the Sword of Damacles

The Sail Flake, the final pitch of the Grand Wall (unless you're continuing up The Roman Chimneys). Photo of Alisdair Buchanan by Matthew Buckle, used with permission.

Right in the middle of the crux of the Sword pitch. Photo of Mike Hengeveld by Matthew Buckle, used with permission.

Your pro is below your feet as you pull the crux of the Sword pitch. I like to place a nut and a cam before launching into it. Photo of Kelly Franz by Matthew Buckle, used with permission.

Climber leading the Sword pitch. He's looking pretty comfortable for this being a crux section!

The Grand Wall. The first pitch shown is the Split Pillar, and the last belay station is on the Bellygood Ledge.<br>
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Bolts on the individual pitches are not shown. All belay stations are 2 bolts + chains and a big fat steel rap ring.

Tony leading Perry's Layback. Skipping every other bolt saves a lot of effort.

Bracksieck leads the first 5.10 pitch.

Ty Johnson on the Split Pillar

The Sword pitch.

Top of Perry's layback - glad it hasn't rained yet, but still cold!

Starting up the Sword pitch from the fantastic belay at the top of the Split Pillar. Photo of Kelly Franz by Matthew Buckle, used with permission.

the exposure of the Grand Wall

View of Howe sound from top of Perry's layback - on a chilly day, with rain threatening. I was climbing with a Canadian, who's better adapted to cold!<br>

Contemplating the "Flats"

Split Pillar, Sword, and Perry's Layback as seen from the base of The Grand Wall.

Where are we, Indian Creek?

Keith leading up the Sword of Damacles

Once the sustained part of the Split Pillar is done, you still have some climbing to do. Saving a #1 Camalot for this section is nice.

From the base of the Sword, looking down on Mercy Me (tiny red dots).

Tristan and Gerhard on the Split Pillar, Grand Wall

Looking for the dry foothold to finish P2.

George Bracksieck leads pitch one of the wonderful Mercy Me dike.

Bellygood ledge

The Flats.

The bolt ladder after The Sword.

Midway up Perry's Layback.

John starting up the Split Pillar. Amazing pitch!

Starting the Sword. Butt shot.

The Sail Flake

Perry's layback

Merriam checking out the reachy crux on the Flats pitch of the grand wall.

Split Pillar - middle of the layback

A picture from a traverse on the Grand Wall Lite

Fingers, hands, fists! The turducken of jamming pitches.

Perfect hands in the Split Pillar

Super-cool tree belay at the base of the Split Pillar

Looking back across Bellygood

The Seal Flake.

Arm bars provide a much-needed rest!

The start of Bellygood Ledge traverse from the top of The Grand Wall route.

The aid pitch above the Sword, on a very cold day.

Base of the route, waiting on another party, psyched out of our skulls.

Aid pitch, standing on the dental-floss slings hurts the feet!

Pitch 2 of Merci Me.

Tony almost done on The Flats pitch above Perry's Layback.

Looking down the Split Pillar from the belay at the top of the pitch.

Tony following the second pitch of Mercy Me on our way to the Grand Wall.

Looking down from the anchors at the top of the beautiful Split Pillar pitch.

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Looking up Perry's Layback.

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Nice exposure on The Flats pitch.

Tough girl style on the Split Pillar (liebacking w/ a pack)

John climbing the tree at the beginning of the final pitch (the Seal Flake pitch).