Dow Williams - Sep 19, 2022 9:00 am Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2022
The Barb, 5.10, III
With Kenton from CO. We climbed Sykes Sickle and the Barb in two days. Had a great bivy near the shores of Frozen Lake, directly in the path of the walk off descent. Not a soul in site anywhere on or close to the Spearhead when we climbed the Barb, two parties the day before were on the wall. Pays to climb midweek in September for sure. These are both popular alpine climbs and for good reason. Great area and fun rock. Neither route was overly sustained, kind of typical of RMNP climbs. Both short cruxes were full on however. We used an obscure descent from the top of the Barb since we had summited Spearhead the day before. Only three raps total with quite a bit of exposed 4th class downclimbing took us within 5 minutes of our bivy spot near Frozen Lake (north side), which was a nice one and recommended over Green Lake for sure.
Dow Williams - Sep 19, 2022 9:00 am Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2022
The Barb, 5.10, IIIWith Kenton from CO. We climbed Sykes Sickle and the Barb in two days. Had a great bivy near the shores of Frozen Lake, directly in the path of the walk off descent. Not a soul in site anywhere on or close to the Spearhead when we climbed the Barb, two parties the day before were on the wall. Pays to climb midweek in September for sure. These are both popular alpine climbs and for good reason. Great area and fun rock. Neither route was overly sustained, kind of typical of RMNP climbs. Both short cruxes were full on however. We used an obscure descent from the top of the Barb since we had summited Spearhead the day before. Only three raps total with quite a bit of exposed 4th class downclimbing took us within 5 minutes of our bivy spot near Frozen Lake (north side), which was a nice one and recommended over Green Lake for sure.