Alex Wood - Jan 29, 2012 10:04 am Date Climbed: Jan 29, 2012
Sweet Spire
Started at 1:00pm from the Chapel Area (don't park in the Chapel Parking, park outside of the gate). We climbed the 4th/5th class slabs to a nice flat area where we set up the first belay. Because of this, we were able to combine pitch 1 and 2. Getting into the chimney after the traverse (the start of our pitch 2) was the crux for me..awkward! After that, it was smooth sailing. The last pitch (pitch 3 for us or pitch 4 the way it is describe on SP) was not that bad in my opinion. There are good handjams to pull the roof and awesome face features. Used two 3 inch cams and one bd#4 higher up. You could place a 5 but then again you could just sink the 4 in deeper.
Alex Wood - Jan 29, 2012 10:04 am Date Climbed: Jan 29, 2012
Sweet SpireStarted at 1:00pm from the Chapel Area (don't park in the Chapel Parking, park outside of the gate). We climbed the 4th/5th class slabs to a nice flat area where we set up the first belay. Because of this, we were able to combine pitch 1 and 2. Getting into the chimney after the traverse (the start of our pitch 2) was the crux for me..awkward! After that, it was smooth sailing. The last pitch (pitch 3 for us or pitch 4 the way it is describe on SP) was not that bad in my opinion. There are good handjams to pull the roof and awesome face features. Used two 3 inch cams and one bd#4 higher up. You could place a 5 but then again you could just sink the 4 in deeper.