Hunter Lee and Henrik Hinkkala established a new 6 pitch sport alpine climb on the Beehive Wall/West Ridge. When you finish the climb you can either rapp the route or continue up or down the West ridge. This route is fully bolted with rapp rings/stations that accommodate either 70m or 60m ropes.
This sport route climbs almost straight up this wall as seen when coming out of the trees at the top of the climbers trail. The route combines face climbing with a fun gymnastic overhanging crux pitch. Description is as below.
Time Machine: 6 pitch, 5.10C, 160 Meters
After leaving the forest atop the climbers trail approach the route via the vegetated ledge that's a short hike up the hill.
P1- 45 Meters, 5.9, 13 Bolts
Pitch 1 joins the Beeline route for 3 bolts clip the intermediate rappel station as a bolt and continue up the steep wall above until the angle eases off below the anchor.
P2- 35 Meters, 5.9, 9 Bolts
Pitch 2 takes you straight up towards the overhanging roof visible from below.
P3- 25 Meters, 5.10b/c, 12 Bolts
Pitch 3 (the business pitch) rambles into a steep and at times overhanging layback crack. Once the jugs peter out climb thru the roof and start the balance traverse up and to the left until you arrive at the ledge belay.
P4- 20 Meters, 5.8, 8 Bolts
Pitch 4 leads you into a steep 5.8 chimney with belay shortly above as angle eases.
P5- 15 Meters, 5.10a, 7 Bolts
Pitch 5 starts off on slightly easier terrain but as you approach the headwall the terrain steepens for a few fun 10a moves (Pitch 5 and 6 can be easily linked, Be sure to bring some alpine draws, 4-5, for extending ).
P6- 20 Meters, 5.6, 5 Bolts
Above the head-wall the 6'th pitch climbs the short 5.6 prow and continues to the final bolted anchors high atop the wall.
We've attempted to bolt this in order to reduce rope drag, but it's an alpine route and they all wander.
With a 70m you can rapp and combine pitch 4/5 and also rapp pitch 1 with a 15ft easy downclimb to ledge, if desired.
Enjoy! It's a fun one!
Route is located on the Beehive Wall/West Ridge as seen on your right as soon as you exit the trees on the climbers trail.
Brit who calls Cedar by the…
Every pitch is well boulted and the climbing is of a high quality.
Always feels great to be clipping a line of bolts above 1000m.
We felt that like the 10c pitch was excellent and worth doing just for that pitch.
Big thanks to the route developers for this one. Jun 1, 2023
The approach took us about 1:15hr, and the route is truly right there as you exit the forest. It's obvious that this route was developed in recent years because there's plenty of bolts and every pitch feels approachable for the grade.
We wanted to hike off but didn't have the trail info downloaded and we were running out of daylight. Rapping was straightforward, no issues.
I would absolutely climb Time Machine again. Thanks to the developers for such a fun, accessible alpine climb! Oct 11, 2024