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| Onsight I G • Trad • 5.7 Good • 2 Pitches | | |
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| no partners | | | Pro: Single Rack BD .3-#3 will do. | Sometimes I go to the Canyon in June to remind myself its still hot in the summer. It is indeed still hot if anyone is wondering. Carlos, myself and Pernell teamed up for this pretty cool summit off Shoshone Point.
We met at the Shoshone Point Trailhead at 4:30 a.m. and started at 4:45 a.m. The Shoshone Point descent was a real treat. I had been meaning to do this off trail descent since reading about Buchart´s account of it several years ago. It was well worth the wait. The smoke from the Magnum Fire made for a surreal descent. It was almost as if the sun´s rise was delayed.
I grabbed the lead for the first pitch, which is known for a bit of a spicy traverse that is protected by an old pin. I did not actually find the traverse overly tough though and found some finger size cam placements along the way after the pin to protect the traverse and guide the rope. Carlos took the easier climbing second pitch and we soloed the rest of the route, which might have amounted to some light class five in spots. The summit provided some excellent albeit eerie views. We replaced the old register with a new copper box, took an extended break and then headed for the rap stations.
It took us two raps to reach the base of the climb. We rapped an approximately 35 m upper portion of the climb and then eventually dropped nearly exactly where we started after another 20m rap.
The climb out was a bit of a slog at times, but scrambling the ridge livened us up some. The heat was a bit suffocating at times, but some nice breezes provide relief along the way. |
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