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| Hike & Climb | 3.02 Miles |
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| | Hike & Climb | 3.02 Miles | 11 Hrs | | 0.27 mph |
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| no partners | | | Pro: Might be able to do with less, but we brought a double rack BD .3-3, a single 4 and a set of stoppers. | Pernell and I were not sure if it was crazy to try to knock this out in July with a south facing route, but we gave it a go with my friend Shelby anyways.
We drove up on Saturday and found a creative hack for camping very close to the trailhead legally to set us up for a first light start Sunday morning. The approach has a nasty reputation, but I think for most canyon vets it would be regarded as pretty par for the course. The approach humbled Shelby a little, but she was able to leave her comfort zone a little and tough it out. Nevertheless, we were all a little beat when we got to the base of the climb. Because time was of the essence, I Immediately started to rack up and get ready to start us off on the first pitch. The first pitch has a heady little start and does not protect well for most of the first 30-40 feet so it took me a second to get going, but I was able to quickly shake off the first pitch jitters and cruised about 90 feet up to what I felt was the best spot to end the first pitch and start bringing up Pernell and Shelby. I swapped leads with Pernell at the top of the first pitch and then he took over for the easy second and the link up of the crux third pitch. We both followed shortly after. From there we turned the lead over to Shelby who topped us out after leading the short fourth pitch and the 20 foot, 5.5 dihedral that offers access to the southwest corner of the summit.
The pool table shaped summit was spectacular with big exposure around most of its edges. After enjoying the summit some, we began the second half of our adventure, rapping down. We rapped off the north face of Hayden down the famed Pegasus Route. The raps were big, steep, airy and fun. Although, it should be noted that a 70m rope will not get you to the ledge on the third rap coming down. We had to be creative to remedy this issue.
After catching our breath and drinking for the first time in awhile for all of us, we began the tedious "hike" back to the car. The climb out got very warm towards the end, but we did it pretty efficiently and without too many hang ups. We ended up being around 11 hours car to car.
These Canyon summits just keep becoming more special and fulfilling to me. It feels so nice to finally be knocking out the technical ones and completing them in good style and most importantly getting some work in on the sharp end of the rope and not just relying on someone to drag me up on top belay.
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We summitted late in the day - close to 8pm, so we didn't have much time on top. Two of us simul-rapelled the first two pitches because we were worried about finding the last rap station in the dark. Luckily we found it with a little daylight left without issue.
