The East Face is a spectacular sweep of good solid rock and is the crowning glory of the Young Valley. There are three routes up the face; summer rock routes of good quality.
Routes
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A Very Hungry Weka, III,3,14 | III,3,14 | 0m | |||||
Climb the large, right-facing dihedral, one corner system to the left of "The
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2 | 2Weta Walk, III,17,4 | III,17,4 | 0m | ||||
This nine pitch route climbs out of the snowfield at the bottom left hand side of the face via a four pitch arête at about grade 17. This arête forms the side of a gut which can often be choked with snow or have a waterfall running down it. From the top of this arête head right up a narrow ledge which can have snow on it. This ledge takes you into the middle of the face and into a corner topped by a small roof. A good crack system takes you around the roof and then up into open country.
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3 | 3A Stitch in Time, III,21,5 | III,21,5 | 416m | ||||
This is a great looking 11-pitch route taking in some well-protected climbing
From the snowfield in the middle of the face climb up to a fixed anchor (red tape).
Step right and up 30m, then angle back left 10m to fixed belay.
Up 40m to fixed pin, may be difficult to find, then up left to fixed belay
Up 2–3m then veer right up seam to fixed belay.
Up to fixed belay.
Traverse 8m right along ledge then up to natural belay under roof.
Step out right onto slab then up 8m to fixed piton. Keep trending right to broad ramp. Follow this left to large ledge and natural belay. Abseil cord is to your right.
Belay 10m left of abseil sling. Follow obvious crack with a small grass patch and through right facing corner.
Traverse left finding line of least resistance through broken rock to natural belay. The abseil sling is to your right.
Trend up and right 15m to abseil cord and walk left 20m to summit. |
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4 | 4WICKED, III,5 | III,5 | 370m | 6 |
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East Face of Mt Awful; the first 3 pitches follow a left facing sickle shaped
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Summer of Yes, II,21 | II,21 | 190m | |||||
Excellent four pitch route. The top two pitches follow the big corner. Bolted belays to rap off. |
Jean Kenney - WICKED