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Fish Gills

Grade
23
Length
200m
4
Natural pro required
Quality
2.01
First ascent
Wayo Carson, Sean Horsley, Feb 2001.
Located on
North Face
Topo ref
14
  • P1
  • 23
  • 35m
  • 4
  • Trad

The starting ledge may be snow covered. Interesting and cruxy slab moves through the ‘gills’, then more climbing with a second crux to the hourglass flake. Four bolts.

  • P2
  • 19
  • 40m
  • Trad

Follow flake system left, stepping onto face, then up through vegetated corner and small roof and left to rejoin the flake.

  • P3
  • 17
  • 35m
  • Trad

Move around left on obvious jugs, clip bolt then follow vague ramp up and left to another bolt. Traverse left to anchor.

  • P4
  • 22
  • 20m
  • Trad

Exciting moves through flake into undercling; traverse into corner and bridge up, exiting left.

  • P5
  • 19
  • 40m
  • Trad

Follow blunt arête on right hand side of slab, then step left and follow bolts to top.

  • P6
  • 15
  • 30m
  • Trad

Follow crack system up and left to top-out on scree slope.

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UUID
 
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