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Aces High

Grade
23
Length
180m
6
Natural pro required
Quality
2.01
First ascent
Dave Brash, Steve Carr, Andrew MacFarlane, Feb 1999.
Located on
Topo ref
4

  • P1
  • 17
  • 50m
  • 2
  • Trad

From the groove right of the block climb the off-width crack and up the slab and arête to ledge at top.


  • P2
  • 20
  • 30m
  • 3
  • Trad

Scramble up to higher ledge and follow left crack, then past three bolts to bolt belay.


  • P3
  • 23
  • 40m
  • 6
  • Trad

Three bolts and pin to overlap then trend left. Two bolts protect rising traverse (crux) to smaller corner (natural pro) then out left past sixth bolt to belay close to corner.


  • P4
  • 17
  • 35m
  • 2
  • Trad

Two bolts above belay then follow crack up and right to belay on spike on Joker arête to right of big roof.


  • P5
  • 21
  • 25m
  • 1
  • Trad

. Climb above spike to fixed pin, then move left to clip bolt. Follow thin ramp up left, clip bolt then direct finish up scalloped rock.


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