[L] Jungle Ruby
5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British
| Type: | Trad, 500 ft (152 m), 8 pitches |
| GPS: | 47.43045, -121.62089 |
| FA: | ... |
| Page Views: | 207 total · 11/month |
| Shared By: | Aaron Wait on Jun 10, 2024 |
| Admins: | Jon Nelson, Zachary Winters, Mitchell McAuslan |
Description
I cleaned Welcome to the Jungle (WTTJ) in the spring of 2024 and now, for competent parties, it makes a fun sit start to Ruby's Ridge. Those two routes have pretty good descriptions but I'll include a few notes for folks doing the linkup:
- I suggest approaching WTTJ by hiking in from Off Ramp / Mirror Wall (ie the talus below headlight point). It is way easier this way than going down and around Gun Show, plus you can leave water+snacks at headlight base for when you top out WTTJ. (see the topo pic I uploaded)
- You can readily climb WTTJ in one long pitch by bypassing P1 in favor of the gulley out left which I cleaned a bit! I also added an anchor just over the lip of P3 on WTTJ so no more wandering uphill for a bush to sling.
- Kind of stating the obvious,, but you should just coil your rope and hike from the top of WTTJ to the base of Ruby's Ridge :)
- Link pitches 1 and 2, then 3 and 4 on Ruby's Ridge. Rope drag isn't bad as long as you skip the first few bolts on P4 but its a little heady.
Location
Take the climbers access trail to the base of Headlight Point. Hike down to Off Ramp / Mirror Wall then further downhill to the talus field. Follow this to the base of Welcome to the Jungle. (see topo pic I uploaded)



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