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Suggested Page Improvements to Outer Space


Iain Macdonald
Mar 25, 2022
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This is my favorite route on the Bastille. The last pitch is steep and one of the most spectacular pitches in Eldo.


Begin with the first pitch of the [[Bastille Crack]]105748490 to the belay below the 5.7 third pitch. From this belay, traverse right around a bulge to directly below an obvious, chalked dihedral. Do a sketchy .9+ move to get to a rest at the base of this dihedral. Next, clip a pin and climb the steep dihedral via stems and good jams (.10a), once at the top, traverse right on a ledge to a belay at the base of the crux undercling section. For the crux, place a good, small stopper before stepping off the ledge, and climb over dicey terrain to an undercling hold with a pin in it. Clip this pin, and use the undercling to move left around a corner (crux) and move up the crack system for 60 feet. This crack has many 5.9-5.9+ sections between good rests, the exposure on this pitch is incredible.


Follow the crack left to a short juggy wall and top out on the top of the Bastille.

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