Peregrine

Backed off at overhang coming out of P1 belay. Tried the hang in several spots. No obvious gear above hang and no clear finishing jugs. A lot of lichen over the overhang. The only chalk was far right in the corner. Still no gear above and a dicey move or two to the left to clear overhanging corner as you pull the overhang. With a ledge 10 feet beneath me, I decided that my ankles were worth more than finishing the route. Vectored over and did P2 of Columbia. For those who have climbed Peregrine, am I missing something? Jun 29, 2010

Excellent climb--well worth it. I just checked the old Swain and Williams guides and they both rate it 5.8 PG. No question, 5.8 or perhaps even 5.8+ climbing given the length of the crux and the pucker factor due to the exposure. No way this is 5.7.

The old Williams guide gives the best description, but I would avoid the book first pitch which has thin to no protection at all and climb the 1st pitch of Hawk to the ledge and move right to set up a belay at a tree just below the right most (and deepest) of the 2 corner left-facing corner systems above. It's also possible to set up a belay at the ledge above P1 of Hawk then angle right into the corner system to start P2 (this is what I did).

The meat of the climb is P2. As described in the Williams book start to move through and around the corner just above where you would for Hawk. There's good pro in the corner before you make the move, then a small cam placement after you finish, but the crux isn't over yet-exciting and super exposed; this is Gunks 5.8 climbing at it's best. With good rope management you can combine P2 & 3. P3 goes through some very scary looking loose blocks stacked on the GT ledge (perhaps a result of the `08 rock fall?). I suppose you could move further right and rejoin Hawk to avoid them. That might make for a more satisfying climb, albeit a bit contrived. Oct 16, 2010

I liked the P1 start. It's clean but not well-protected. I think we got in a total of 3 pieces.

P2 was a bit dirty and wet (despite no recent rain). The first overhang was pumpy and I chickened out on the second because of scanty pro and no obvious chalk or holds. Went right to Hawk.

We traversed right on a ledge from Hawk's P2 belay and rejoined Peregrine for P3. A bit dirty but no surprises. May 20, 2013

There's still unstable rock above this route. It looks like a chunk came down within the last couple weeks. Dec 15, 2015

It's interesting to read all of these comments. Everyone has a different opinion. I climbed the first two pitches of Peregrine in one lead a few days ago. My verdict: worth doing once.

The first pitch was clean enough but had very little gear. I was led to believe it would be 5.5 from the Trapps App but I thought a few moves right off the ground were harder than that.

The second pitch was fairly graded at 5.7 in my opinion. I thought the crux was at the first overhang. I had good gear just under the roof and I initially went left before changing course and going to the right through the roof. I found the gear to be good enough for the traverse around the corner and for the interesting moves up and left around the next obstacle above.

Lots of loose crap on the GT Ledge, so be careful.

We took the App's advice and finished up P3 of Hawk, to avoid the stacks of loose blocks to the left. Oct 25, 2018