Kor-Beck turned into the party route at pitch four when Central Pillar was backed up. Too many ropes and parties rappelling and ascending at the same time make for a complicated climb.

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Kor-Beck turned into the party route at pitch four when Central Pillar was backed up. Too many ropes and parties rappelling and ascending at the same time make for a complicated climb.

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DO NOT make the mistake of going this way, not a fun time. Found some bail tat in two spots so it appears we were not the first to make this mistake.

Kicking off pitch two with the captain.

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Colin Szehner

Jun 13, 2016

“Kor-Beck turned into the party route at pitch four when Central Pillar was backed up. Too many ropes and parties rappelling and ascending at the same time make for a complicated climb.”

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Kicking off pitch two with the captain.

Ben at the base of kor-beck.

The rappel from the top of the Pitch 5 (Pitch 6 via SuperTopo), where most climbers rappel from. Rappelling the route requires 2 ropes.

At the piton on Pitch 5, there are two options: a 5.9 step onto the face to the left (I tried and I couldn't figure out the move) or going about 15 feet higher in the corner and then making an airy 5.8 traverse on flakes across the face (this is what I did).

Great jams at start of P4.

My partner following pitch 3 I believe

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The 5.9 corner on Pitch 5 (or Pitch 6 if via SuperTopo).

Looking up the route from the base of the route.

Pitch 3.

Pitch 3.

Pitch 2.

10a variation on Pitch 1.

Pitch 1.

Sam on the airy traverse across the face on flakes. It is best if the leader can run it out and set the next piece about 20 feet above the traverse in order to keep the rope more above the follower. I had linked this part of the pitch with Pitch 4, so I set the belay about 20 feet above the traverse, using a #3 and #4 for the belay. The SuperTopo guide actually shows a belay here, making the route 6 pitches.

DO NOT make the mistake of going this way, not a fun time. Found some bail tat in two spots so it appears we were not the first to make this mistake.

Kor-Beck turned into the party route at pitch four when Central Pillar was backed up. Too many ropes and parties rappelling and ascending at the same time make for a complicated climb.