Donne Corner

The prominent buttress above the Donne valley leading to Pt 1825m on the south ridge. Galen Rowell in the AAJ: We climbed long overhanging bands of rock solely on vegetation. The rain forest just kept going up and up for countless thousands of feet above the river. We reached the base of the route at two in the afternoon, cached our bivvy gear, and decided to push on. I led pitch after pitch of 5.4 to 5.8 climbing on good rock. I had a choice of going unprotected on slabs or sticking close to cracks where the rock was coated with vegetation. For the most part I stuck to the slabs.