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All Locations > California > High Sierra > 09 - Palisades… > Norman Clyde Peak > Firebird Ridge (5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a)
Sit start climbs the 3 pitch wall in the bottom right of the picture then surfs the ridge all the way to the top. Adds 15 or more pitches and ups the difficulty to 10+.
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Firebird is the obvious line of sun/shade. The descent looks so improbable down the sunlit face, but it goes fine. Just long.
Firebird Ridge
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Abel Jones
Apr 27, 2024
“Sit start climbs the 3 pitch wall in the bottom right of the picture then surfs the ridge all the way to the top. Adds 15 or more pitches and ups the difficulty to 10+.”  

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Sit start climbs the 3 pitch wall in the bottom right of the picture then surfs the ridge all the way to the top. Adds 15 or more pitches and ups the difficulty to 10+.
Firebird Ridge
Looking back at the sit start to firebird ridge.
This is NOT the place to start the approach gully to the ridge (solid 5th class - harder than it looks). Look for an angling ramp that comes in from the left and meets this first dihedral at the top.
Firebird is the obvious line of sun/shade. The descent looks so improbable down the sunlit face, but it goes fine. Just long.
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