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All Locations > Wyoming > Grand Teton NP > Death Canyon > Cathedral Buttress > Snaz (5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a)
Original account of the first ascent in the 1965 AAJ. A few other noteworthy routes from the same year: Index Town Wall (WA), West Buttress & Dihedral Wall on El Cap, the Folly & Goodrich Pinnacle in the Valley, the Cirque of Towers Traverse (Wind Rivers), Direct South Buttress of Halletts Peak & Chief's Head NE Face (RMNP) to name a few. Quite a year!
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Anna following "The Snazzette", a 5.10 variation on pitch 4.
Looking up the dihedrals of The Snaz from the base of the route.
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Larry Coats
Aug 16, 2016
“Original account of the first ascent in the 1965 AAJ. A few other noteworthy routes from the same year: Index Town Wall (WA), West Buttress & Dihedral Wall on El Cap, the Folly & Goodrich Pinnacle in the Valley, the Cirque of Towers Traverse (Wind Rivers), Direct South Buttress of Halletts Peak & Chief's Head NE Face (RMNP) to name a few. Quite a year!”  

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1974 - poor picture. The first time of more than a dozen times up this great route. Totally kids, hardest climb up to that point, a rack of nuts, a couple of bongs (as in old big pitons) and the old Ortenberger Guide book. <br> <br> Last time I climbed it was in the late 90's with my teenage son. The Snaz has been a big part of my life of climbing.
professional christ on the Snazette variation, a stupendous splitter crack pitch not to be missed
Cruxing on the Snazette.<br> Photo: Nathan Furman.
Route Overlay Caveat Emptor and The Snaz.
Topping out before the 5th class
The Snazzette
the Snaz in yellow, the stupendous Snazette variation in red, the very dangerous flake in white
looking in to the 10a roof on the 4th pitch of The Snaz
The rappel from the top of Pitch 9 of The Snaz. We rapped the route with a single 70.
Looking up at the start of the walk-off descent from the top of The Snaz.
Pitch 1 climbs the corner.
Snazette with a view
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