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Julies Roof

5.11a, Trad,

Avg: 3.8 from 5 votes
FA: Julie Brugger & Tom Hargis
Washington > Central-W Casca… > Skykomish Valley > Index > Lower Town Wall > (Ca) Dihedral Wall

Access Issue: Warning for the Great Northern Slab and Sonic Slab areas on the west (left) end Details

In late Nov 2023, there was a significant rockfall encompassing the GNS, Sonic Slab, and Roger's Corner areas. There is still a ton of rock on the upper section that will very likely come down in the near future. This rock includes small and very large boulders. Please respect closures and avoid this region for the foreseeable future. For more information or updates please refer to the Climb Index! facebook page.

Description

Climb the crack just left of Gogum up to a roof. (5.11-) At the roof it is possible to continue up - at least on TR I can't remember if its been done from the ground up. In any event it will be dirty. Julie's Roof proper traverses left under the roof and climbs an easier crack to a ledge.

Location

The second dihedral from the right side of the dihedral wall.

Protection

Gear up to #3 camalot

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Darryl Cramer
Seattle

I remember one autumn many years ago in Yosemite. I was there with a friend and we were discussing what we should climb when my friend spotted Julie cooking dinner in a van. I didn’t know her at all but we walked over and my partner asked her if she knew about a certain route. I think the route was Orangutan Arch. She not only knew about the route but offered detailed protection info and even pantomimed the crux move. Turned out she was spot on. The next time we saw her we asked about more routes and again she remembered lots of important details especially with regard to protection. For the remainder of the trip we’d say to each other –“We gotta ask Julie about this or that route.” She must have groaned every time she saw us because we were total pests for the remainder of our stay. Julie was truly an encyclopedia about the popular and the obscure as well. Dec 6, 2019