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5.10+, Trad, 100 ft (30 m),  Avg: 4 from 16 votes
FA: Mugs stump? Skinny and Zach Schlosar FFA Ben Chriswell
Alaska > S Central Alaska > Hatcher Pass > Archangel Valle… > Green Gully

Description

This is a fun jug/hand jamming pitch that traverses underneath the large roof at the top of the Green Gulley. It is a great way to get to the Pie or Rebecca's Roof.

Location

At the top of the Green Gully climb a 5.6ish pitch to a gear belay. Belay underneath the large roof belay and clip a fixed snarg and climb up then traverse left for about 100 feet.

Protection

small to fist size cams. A fixed Snarg (bomber) and some pins. A nice two bolt ASCA anchor was put in my Chris and Ben in 2015.

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Green lightning starts under the white roof on the right side of the photo.
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C Williams
Anchorage
  5.10+
[Hide Comment] Stellar pitch! 2 bolt anchor as of 7/3/14 Jul 4, 2014
L Von Dommelheimer
Anchorage
 
[Hide Comment] The snarg done broke. Absolutely stellar and in superb position! A Hatcher pass must! Jul 10, 2016
The Shocker
[Hide Comment] If it was really a stellar route you can see from the road, it would be in the "guidebook", right? It can't be that good!!

How'd the snarg break? Somebody hammering on it? Jul 11, 2016
Griswold
  5.10+
[Hide Comment] Just went up there one day and the snarg was in place and I went to girth hitch it and it fell apart. Jul 12, 2016
The Shocker
[Hide Comment] Oops! Sounds like it's time for the ASCA STAINLESS hardware police to come by and fix that route for ya..... Jul 12, 2016
L Von Dommelheimer
Anchorage
 
[Hide Comment] Takes good gear just fine there. It sure is nice to have good anchor on the route that will last several generations of climbers though! Jul 13, 2016
C Williams
Anchorage
  5.10+
[Hide Comment] Half of it is still chilling up there if you want to pound it back in... Jul 13, 2016