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Corkscrew Route

5.8 PG13, Trad, Alpine, 1500 ft (455 m), 15 pitches, Grade III,  Avg: 2 from 1 vote
FA: Carla First, Brad Fowler, Jemy Barnari & Jim McCarthy (1973)
Washington > Northwest Region > Hwy 20 & N Casc… > N Cascades > Washington Pass > Silver Star & W… > Burgundy Spire

Description

About 8-10 pitches on rock up to 5.6 exiting into a 400ft couloir (up to 50 degrees with snow), then 4 more pitches up to 5.8 to summit. Descend North Face.

Location

See Becky Guide

Protection

Standard alpine rock rack to 3", Ice axe.

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Tom Dancs
Moab UT, and Plain WA
  5.8 PG13
[Hide Comment] Hi Jon,

This is a old route. I will add more detail once I am back in Washington and I have my Becky Guide in hand. The info I entered so far were the minimal notes in my climbing log from back in 1999.

Regards,

Tom Dancs Mar 30, 2022