Analemma aka Northeast Ridge (Crestolita)
4th YDS 1 French 2 Ewbanks I UIAA 2 ZA M 1b British
Early Access
| Type: | Trad, Alpine, 1000 ft (303 m) |
| GPS: | 37.9549, -105.57564 |
| FA: | Jason Halladay 2006 |
| Page Views: | 1,328 total · 15/month |
| Shared By: | Natalie M on Sep 25, 2019 · Updates |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Description
This route is originally described on Summit Post by FA party, and after climbing it, I thought it was worthy listing it here as well.
https://www.summitpost.org/analemma-a-k-a-northeast-ridge/200795
The start of the route is approximately 100 feet east and north of Cottonwood Lake. Look for a large roof above grassy slopes. Bypass the roof on grassy ledges to the left, and the scrambling begins. The section just above the roof felt the hardest on less featured rock. Then the ridge narrows and climbing gets easier with more options. About 2/3 up, we came upon a notch with more difficult climbing above and to the right. At the notch, we traversed left of the ridge and regained the ridge soon after. The climbing remained sustained on featured Crestone conglomerate rock in the 4th Class range, maybe with a few moves of low 5th here and there, but we didn't look for the easiest passage. We were comfortable in approach shoes.
Descent: we descended South slopes (Class 2), but there's North gully descent, as well as SW ridge descent options as well.



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