Ascent Notes for: South Ridge - 5.9 Average Rating : 3.75/5

Great route with excellent positions. The climbing is not that hard, but with combined with the approach gully it becomes more significant. There is now a rap line down the back side. 5 raps - check mountain project for details.

2 pitchs with KC

Route finding was a pain in the butt - we had the topo from Gillett's book but it wasn't until the final 2 pitches that we were definitely on route. It took us awhile to figure out the route starts way further up the gully than you might initially realize. The rest of the time we wandered up the ridge, never really certain if we were on route or not. The climbing was so-so with some fun jamming sections now and then. The descent involves sketchy downclimbing or requires 4 long rappels (two ropes required) - the rappels seem like the better way down.

This climb has some great exposure and goes to a great summit with all moderate climbing. The crux pitch up high will get you breathing hard, though!