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Snowpatch

Name: Snowpatch
Rating: 1.8

5.5 YDS 4b French 13 Ewbanks IV+ UIAA 11 ZA MS 4a British PG13

Routes in g. V3 - Middle Earth

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	Absurdland T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Alley Oop T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Badfinger T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Balrog T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Beyond the Fringe T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a X
	Blunderbus T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Bombs Away Dream Baby T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Bullfrog T 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a PG13
	Cakewalk T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Cheap Thrills T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	City Streets T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Commando Rave T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Country Roads T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
	Dat-Mantel T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Dis-Mantel T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Dry Heaves T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Faithful Journey T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Galactic Hitchhikers T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Gory Thumb T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	J'accuse T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Large Hardon Collider T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Middle Earth T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Never Never Land T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Never Say Never T,TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b X
	Nevermore T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	On Any Monday T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
	Raunchy T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Red's Ruin T 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c
	Sente T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Set my bow in the cloud T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c A3+ X
	Sheep Thrills T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Smegma Garden and Pigeon T 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b
	Snake T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
	Snowpatch T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13
	Talus of Powder T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Thin Slabs / Thin Slabs Direct T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Triangle T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Turdland T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	V-3 T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Wild Horses T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Wisecrack T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Wonderland T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Yenta TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Type:	Trad, 260 ft, 3 pitches
FA:	Dick Williams and Art Gran, 1970
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Shared By:	Kurtz on Oct 27, 2013
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Description

There is a granite spire in the Bugaboos named Snowpatch Spire that has a permanent snowfield on it. The Snowpatch rock route passes just left of the snow. According to Swain, this was the inspiration for this climbs name, which has a bit of white rock that looks like snow. We didn't notice it, maybe you will. Based on the water marks on the wall, it looks like it can be wet after rain. Having now climbed both routes, I will say the one in the Bugaboos is more memorable.

P1: Climb the corner and traverse right near a small mountain laurel below the pine tree with rappel tat and the ledge with a large block. It's your choice whether to go around right (easier, watch the rope drag) or through (harder, less drag). Continue up above the ledge past the second pine tree/rap station to a gear or tree belay at the GT ledge (140 ft.). 5.5

P2: Not really a pitch, more of a bushwhack. Scramble up over a curved pine tree then head 40 ft. left around some bushes to reposition the belay below a left-facing corner at the left end of a dark roof (40 ft.). 5.1

P3: Climb the corner, then up the face to a large overhang. Bypass the overhang to the left (very spicy crux) and head to the top (80 ft.). 5.5 PG