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Straight Outta Chemo

Grade
M7
Length
40m
1
Natural pro required
Quality
3
First ascent
Edwin Sheppard & Aidan Sarginson 14/08/2024

Access by rappeling down Vertiginous to the lower snow field. Head north to pitch 1


  • P1
  • Mixed M7
  • Trad

  • P2
  • Mixed M4
  • 15m
  • Trad

Pitch 1: Head up the vegetated/offwidth corner before trending slightly rightward, mantling the small block and up the rock slab. Below in the crack below the chockstone.


  • P3
  • Mixed M5
  • 25m
  • 1
  • Trad

Pitch 2: Climb the crack with the chockstone before cutting right, clipping a single bolt before heading upwards to the base of pitch 1 of Vertiginous. Belay at the base of the crack.


  • P4
  • Mixed M7

Pitch 3: Climb up pitch 1 of Vertiginous. Long moves between good hooks on strenuous feet up the crack and through a small overlap. To belay either use the existing trad anchor at the base of pitch 2 of Vertiginous, which has fallen down or cut right across the small foot ledge to belay on the double chain anchor.


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