Chasing the Dragon
5.11+ YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 24 ZA E4 6a British A0
Type: | Trad, Aid, Alpine, 900 ft (273 m), 9 pitches, Grade IV |
FA: | Reid Dowdle |
Page Views: | 3,663 total · 29/month |
Shared By: | drewford on Aug 29, 2010 |
Admins: | Eric Bluemn, Mike Engle |
Hello! I am a current Wilderness Ranger In the Sawtooths and would like to propose adding using wag bags to the description for the elephants perch. We are seeing increased visitation from both climbers and hikers and the impact of human waste is really piling up. While it is not a current Forest Service regulation, I believe we, the climbing community, can lessen our impact on this fragile area by packing out our human waste. Wag Bags are not currently available in Stanley.
Description
This route has some amazing pitches. Unfortunately, the first (crux) pitch is low angle and collects dirt and munge. But don't let this put you off. The second pitch, the Wafer of Woe, is one of the best 5.10 pitches at the Perch. Think Wheat Thin to the Stovelegs and you get the idea. Brilliant and three stars on its own! A suggested approach would be to climb easy ground left of the first pitch of Mountaineer's, trending left to a small pine tree. From here you can either clean and lead/TR the first pitch, or just climb pitch 2 and 3 as an alternate start to the Mountaineer's.
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