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| Hiking | 10.50 Miles |
2,375 AEG |
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| no partners | | | Based on the route descriptions on HAZ and elsewhere indicating that the true summit of Thimble requires class 5 climbing, I would have been content with the false summit. I'm not a rock climber. But I hiked this with a serious peakbagger type from the PNW who was intent on reaching the true summit, and he sniffed out a fairly easy class 3 route so I wanted to share it. From the false summit, a ~8-10 ft gully is visible on the left (east) side of the summit block - that is the route. To approach, bypass the false summit on the NW and climb the gully between the two summit blocks as described in the guide (the first move in this gully is the crux of the whole route IMO.) Bypass the orange wall and the various runners and climbing junk and go around to the east side of the summit block to locate the cl 3 gully. It zigs and zags a bit but is easy to climb up and down. There is basically no exposure. Fun to reach an unexpected summit! Photos courtesy of my hiking buddy. |
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