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Belaying the third pitch of NW Corner,<br> on the last summer weekend of 2003.
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At the start of the crux section (2nd pitch).
The north and west faces of the Bastille.<br> <br> 5. Werk Supp, 9+.<br> 10. Northcutt Variation, 10+.<br> 13. Bastille Crack, 7 or 8.<br> 14. Outer Space, 10.<br> 33. West Buttress, 11-.
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Ken Trout
Sep 24, 2003
“Belaying the third pitch of NW Corner,
on the last summer weekend of 2003.”  

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Belaying the third pitch of NW Corner,<br> on the last summer weekend of 2003.
The north and west faces of the Bastille.<br> <br> 5. Werk Supp, 9+.<br> 10. Northcutt Variation, 10+.<br> 13. Bastille Crack, 7 or 8.<br> 14. Outer Space, 10.<br> 33. West Buttress, 11-.
Starting the left variation crux rope-solo. The pins protecting this certainly could have been better....
Rolo coming up just past the crux on the 'Northwest Corner (5.11)' of the Bastille, in Eldo.
Rope-soloing just past the crux.
This is the crux section of pitch 1. The upper pin is not visible until it is in your face, and you'll need to thread a runner if you want to use it (a strenuous option while mid-crux).
Pitch 3, I think.
Looking down the crux pitch on a typical busy Bastille day. The chalk everywhere indicates the various options. I climbed the crack to the high pin, then down right to the bolt (with the two long slings), then back up to the belay.
At the semi-rest down a bit from the crux. From here you can go straight right then up to the bolt, up to the pin then straight right then up to the bolt, continue up the crack (via face on the left) to a higher pin and then either straight right (above the bolt), or down a bit and right to the bolt. All options are a little scary (tried three of them).
Following the first pitch.
Kevin Donald belays John Baldwin on the Direct Finish of the Northwest Corner after he led the first ascent, 1978.
Kevin Donald belays John Baldwin on the Direct Finish of the Northwest Corner after he led the first ascent, 1978.
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