North Face Original Pitch 1
5.11b YDS 6c French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E3 5c British
Type: | Trad, 130 ft (39 m) |
FA: | Jimmy Dunn & Doug Snively, 20 March 1974 |
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Description
Is there a climb anywhere that has three independent variations to its first pitch that are better the North Face of Castleton's?
Star rating is compared to other Castleton 1 pitch climbs.
The rightmost of the three N. Face variations.
Climb fun steep 5.10 hands and laybacking with rests for about 60'. The crux comes at the top of a 10' right facing corner, a technical lieback exiting on to a slab.At the top of the slab, clip a bolt in a corner then make an improbable move to establish yourself in the corner. Easy but insecure -- if you blow it, you fall onto the slab -- climbing leads to a fixed pin, and an easy face traverse left. Steep 5.9ish cracks lead to a traverse left to the anchor.
Continue up N Face or, Sacred Ground or rappel to the ground. A single 70m rope just makes it.
Star rating is compared to other Castleton 1 pitch climbs.
The rightmost of the three N. Face variations.
Climb fun steep 5.10 hands and laybacking with rests for about 60'. The crux comes at the top of a 10' right facing corner, a technical lieback exiting on to a slab.At the top of the slab, clip a bolt in a corner then make an improbable move to establish yourself in the corner. Easy but insecure -- if you blow it, you fall onto the slab -- climbing leads to a fixed pin, and an easy face traverse left. Steep 5.9ish cracks lead to a traverse left to the anchor.
Continue up N Face or, Sacred Ground or rappel to the ground. A single 70m rope just makes it.
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