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|  | ••• | Threading The Needle |
 | Onsight | 5.5 | Trad | | 2 Pitches | | | | I brought a single rack .1-1 and some nuts. But I would recommend a singe rack BD .2-4. A single 60m will get you to the ground from the chains. | | | I am still some how ticking off new experiences in the Supes after all these years of bumming around out there. Today it was the Miner´s Needle ¨summit¨ via the Threading the Needle route, which was first climbed in 1968 by Larry Trieber, Don Weaver, Tom Kreuser, Betsy Metcalf and Bill Sewry.
It took us longer than it should have to find the start, but we eventually got going. The rock being in the shade all morning was still wet from the night before, so the beginning part was a little more tedious than it needed to be. I only brought a BD rack to a number one, but I wish I had brought a three and a four for the ramp to the Needle. The vantage point from the Needle was pretty spectacular and offer some of the best views of the Supes I have seen. The second pitch involved an easy, but exposed traverse to and easier climbing ¨groove,¨ which led to the top. The exposure was real, but the climbing was pretty easy and the protection was actually pretty good due to a few nice horizontal placements along the way. A fun airy rap from a newer set of chains got us to the bottom.
A cairned use trail will get you to the base of this climb and others in the area. We took the Dutchman Trail to the off trail approach and then continued on the Dutchman to Bluff Springs to complete the loop and climb of Miners Needle. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
Some patches of poppies before the Dutchman-Coffee Flats Intersection and some along the trail up to the saddle, this area might be a nice spot for a modest show of flowers in a week or so. |
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