| Type: | Trad, Aid, 400 ft (121 m), 4 pitches, Grade III |
| GPS: | 35.0798, -83.1432 |
| FA: | Shannon Stegg & Jim Corbett |
| Page Views: | 522 total · 9/month |
| Shared By: | Dylan Valvo on Jun 4, 2021 |
| Admins: | Ky Bishop, Steve Lineberry, Aaron Parlier |
As of 2021, there is a new online method for acquiring day and annual passes to Whitesides here: recreation.gov/activitypass…. $3 for a day pass, $15 for an annual pass.
Description
A great adventure climb on the north face. The aid is fast and easy because the pins are fixed but If one of the first few blows it could be a bad fall. This is the accurate description for the route. The other topo I have seen for this route is not correct and could get you in trouble if you don’t use your instincts.
Pitch 1 climb up the slab to the bolt and make a couple 5.10 moves to gain larger features. Cut left to the steep roof and aid out the roof on fixed knife blades. Belay on bolts above 5.10 A1
Pitch 2 climb up to bolt and cut left through and amazing “X” crack feature. Follow this to the small roof. Pull roof and belay at the base of large left facing corner 5.10
Pitch 3 climb corner and then cut right through the first of a few tricky boulder problems then up the face. Next you will hit 2 bolts in a row. French free through this section and cut right into right facing corner. Step left after climbing corner and continue up the face angling left past another bolt to a double bolt belay 5.11 A0
Pitch 4 climb left off belay on big jugs through the overhang then cut back right and continue straight up to the trees. 5.9



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