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Col du Ane

5.12a, Trad, Alpine, 100 ft (30 m), Grade II,  Avg: 3.9 from 8 votes
FA: Greg Collins, Brandon Gust
Wyoming > Wind River Range > Cirque of the T… > Warbonnet Peak

Description

3 pitch - “big wall” in soaring corners directly above true Jackass Pass, col du ane.  Belay up 5.4, "V" corner to reduce rope drag. Overhang with good protection, then beautiful but short finger crack corner onto slab with 8 meter- 5.6 runout or tiny stopper to 2 bolt anchor. Finish with Roof of Tears and Broken Arrow.

Location

Directly above true Jackass Pass in huge V corner.
Walk off to the north.

Protection

belay in start corner = thin hand cams
6 bolts, 3 FP's
2 sets thin to fingers, (tiny stopper)

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Topo for Col du Ane^ and Roof of Tears
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East Face, Jackass Pass, Cirque of Towers, Wyoming
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East Face, Plume, Warbonnet, Cirque of Towers Wyoming
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Max Tepfer
Bend, OR
  5.12-
[Hide Comment] It's worth it to hang the draws for the redpoint. (particularly the 3rd if you're shorter than 5'9") Beautiful rock down low into slightly grainy rock as the difficulty eases. Jul 5, 2018
superjosh
[Hide Comment] This excellent pitch is about 200 feet to the bolted anchor at the start of Roof of Tears. This anchor is not set up for descent, but I equalized the cord I found in there and left a locker on it. Descent to the ground from this anchor requires two ropes. Aug 31, 2020